Immunomodulatory and in Vivo Antiplasmodial Activities of Propolis Extracts (Report‪)‬

INTRODUCTION Propolis (bee glue) is a dark-colored resinous substance collected by bees from poplar buds and other plants and used to seal their hives [1]. More than 180 propolis constituents have been identified by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). These compounds can be grouped as follows: free aromatic acids; flavonoids; benzyl, methylbutenyl, phenylethyl, cinnamyl and other esters of these acids; chalcones and dihydrochalcones; terpenoids and others such as sugars, ketones, alcohols [2,3]. Although in small quantities, these compounds can be very important to propolis activity [4].