Wax is the biologically active agent having high bactericidal properties. It long ago use in medicine, especially in combination with honey. It forms a basis for many pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations. Wax use for production of medical creams, ointments, plasters; it is a part of medical candles.

1. Ointments for treatment of wounds.

* 100 milliliters of olive oil, 8 grams of yellow wax, 5 grams of white wax, 20 grams of pine pitch and 1 tablespoon of fresh butter well stir and heat on weak fire of 10 minutes, all the time stirring slowly. You store ointment in a glass jar in the refrigerator. For treatment of wounds grease with this ointment a thin layer of a gauze and put to the struck place.

On small fire you will boil 1/2 glasses of olive oil from 50 grams of wax. The received ointment cool and shift in bank. You store in the refrigerator.
Method of application: wash out a wound of 3% peroxide of hydrogen or 10% spirit solution of propolis, and then put a bandage with ointment on a wound.

2. Ointment for removal of callosities.

Mix 50 grams of propolis, 30 grams of wax and juice of one lemon and heat on weak fire to wax dissolution. Cool and store in a glass jar in the refrigerator. Ointment daily put to callosities, fixing an adhesive plaster. In some days soften callosities in 2% hot solution of baking soda and remove.

3. Wax can be chewed with the medical purpose.
Traditional medicine uses for a long time comb honey for treatment of many diseases. Comb honey chew together with honeycombs; and honeycombs mainly consist of wax.
Chewing of wax raises a metabolism, causes strong salivation and, as a result, - increases secretion and motor function of a stomach, well clears respiratory organs. Teeth is thus cleared of a raid, gums become stronger, cold recovers.

* At cold, antritis, asthma.
Recommend to chew each hour within 15 minutes on 1/2 teaspoons of honey in honeycombs.