Propolis and Reduced Pain Duration

• Superiority of propolis and honey over topical acyclovir for herpes simplex: A meta-analysis.

  • 2026-01-06
  • Meta-Analysis
  • International journal of STD & AIDS 37(5)
  • • Nurdjannah Jane Niode
    • Paulus Mario Christopher
    • Trina Ekawati Tallei

  • PubMed: 41496519
  • DOI: 10.1177/09564624251413431

  6 Insights on

  • Reduced Pain Duration

  • High evidence

  Propolis and/or honey also reported reduced pain duration (MD: -0.96 days; p = 0.03)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes