蜂王漿是由5-15天的工蜂分泌的一種有機(jī)物質(zhì)。呈膠狀，奶油白色，可流淌。蜂王漿是蜜蜂幼蟲(chóng)的食物，也是蜂后的食物來(lái)源，因此具有很高的營(yíng)養(yǎng)價(jià)值。
蜂王漿含有67%的水，12.5%的粗蛋白，還含有不同的氨基酸，11%的單糖（monosaccharides）以及5%的脂肪酸。蜂王漿同時(shí)含有許多微量礦物質(zhì)，酶，抗菌成分，泛酸（維生素B5），維生素B6（吡哆醇）和微量的維生素C含量。
蜂王漿可以用來(lái)改善哮喘、花粉癥、肝臟疾病、胰腺炎、睡眠困擾（失眠）、經(jīng)前期綜合征（PMS）、胃潰瘍、腎臟疾病、骨折、更年期癥狀、皮膚疾病和高膽固醇等。蜂王漿也可用于平時(shí)保健，延緩衰老，增強(qiáng)免疫力。更有些人直接將蜂王漿涂抹在皮膚表面，把他當(dāng)做保養(yǎng)品，也可用于頭皮，促進(jìn)頭發(fā)生長(zhǎng)。

（中國(guó)進(jìn)出口網(wǎng)整理翻譯）

Royal jelly is, an organic material released by worker bees of 5 to 15 days old. It has a jelly form and creamy white color with a fluid temper. It is used for feeding baby bees. The queen’s nutrition is royal jelly so that it is highly nutritious.
The royal jelly is composed of 67% water, 12.5% crude protein, with some different amino acids amounts, and 11% of simple sugars (monosaccharides), also having (5%) amount of fatty acids. It also composes many trace minerals, some enzymes, antibacterial and antibiotic components, pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) and trace amounts of vitamin C.
Royal jelly is used for asthma, hay fever, liver disease, pancreatitis, sleep troubles (insomnia), premenstrual syndrome (PMS), stomach ulcers, kidney disease, bonefractures, menopausal symptoms, skin disorders, and high cholesterol. It is also used as a general health tonic, for fighting the effects of aging, and for boosting the immune system. Some people apply royal jelly directly to the skin as a tonic or to the scalp to encourage hair growth.