Partners who have seen the Chinese medicine big honey pill or the black chicken white phoenix pill should be familiar with the outer layer of wax seal. Children will also play with wax shells like ping-pong balls.
Chinese medicine pills are generally made of plants, insects, animals, and ores after boiling, crushing mixed with water and honey. Beeswax is a good natural sealant, and edible, rich in vitamins and nutrients, non-toxic and harmless to people, sealed on the surface of the pill, both insect-proof, mildew-proof, but also to prevent the evaporation of the pill water, the loss of medicinal effect.
Young worker bees in the colony , approximately 13 to 18 days old , are responsible for producing beeswax for the colony.
Soon after a worker bee reaches adulthood, it can start producing wax. There are four pairs of special wax-secreting glands under the abdomen of the worker bee, and the wax is initially in a liquid state, and when the wax liquid is exposed to the air, the wax hardens into very thin scales. As the worker bees age, these glands shrink and the task of waxing is left to the next generation of young worker bees.
The raw materials of beeswax obtained from bees, from ancient batik to candles seen every day, to skin care products today, beeswax have many uses.
Art Projects – There are many crafts that use beeswax as a medium. There are traditional candlesticks, where beeswax can be made into beautiful shapes to provide light and heat to life; there are creative paintings, where beeswax is created with fuel added; and the time-honored batik technique also uses beeswax in the dyeing process of fabrics.
Cosmetics – Because the ingredients in beeswax are good for the skin, such as beeswax, which is rich in vitamin A, helps protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation. Many cosmetics contain beeswax, such as lipsticks, lotions, creams, balms and ointments.
Lubricant – Use beeswax lubrication tools. Beeswax is a natural lubricating product, squeaky hinges, drawers, rusty screws, zippers... All can use beeswax, colorless, less taste is very safe.
Waterproof – Natural beeswax is ideal for waterproof treatments such as tarpaulin. Beeswax treated fabrics, paper can be used as a preservation package, natural beeswax will not contaminate food, some food manufacturers will beeswax as a food coating to prevent deterioration, in addition, beeswax is also a way to treat wood.
Polishing - beeswax is a medium density wax, suitable for use as one of the materials for polishing wood furniture, after beeswax treatment can protect wood from water vapor, insect moths, prolong the service life of wood.
Beeswax is a secretion produced by bees, the composition is very complex, there are more than 200 other secondary ingredients that have been identified, and there are many medicinal values, of which wax shell pills are representatives of traditional Chinese medicine culture. Beeswax is a very stable substance, can remain solid over a wide temperature range, the temperature drops below 18 ° C to become brittle, above 64.5 ° C becomes soft, because of this, the hive can withstand the temperature fluctuations brought about by seasonal changes, which can ensure that the wild bees survive generation after generation of safe summer and cold winter.
Article source: Dr. Bee APP