ReviewToxins2021
Bee Venom Acupuncture Effects on Pain and Its Mechanisms: An Updated Review.
Review in Toxins, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Research hotspots and trends on bee venom therapy: A bibliometric and visualization analysis from 2004 to 2024.Medicine · 2026Review
- Efficacy and Spinal Noradrenergic Mechanisms of Contralateral Melittin Acupuncture Against Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathic Pain in Rats.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Therapeutic Bioactivity Exerted by theMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Study protocol for a prospective, investigator-initiated clinical trial on the vascular effects of acupuncture in the abdomen and lower limbs for patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Article
- Bee Venom Acupuncture in Traditional Korean Medicine: A Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines.Toxins · 2025Review
- Research Trends and Hotspots of Acupuncture Therapy on Allergic Diseases From 2004 to 2024: A Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
- Hyperalgesic Priming in the Transition From Acute to Chronic Pain: Focus on Different Models and the Molecular Mechanisms Involved.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Therapeutic effects of melittin on paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathic pain and spinal neuronal hyperactivity in male rats.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Therapeutic Potential and Mechanisms of Bee Venom Therapy: A Comprehensive Review of Apitoxin Applications and Safety Enhancement Strategies.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of bee venom acupuncture for patients suffering from periarthritis humeroscapularis.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2023Article
- Application of Acupuncture for Shoulder Pain Over the Past 22 Years: A Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Bee venom (BV) is a complex natural toxin that contains various pharmaceutical compounds. Bee venom acupuncture (BVA), involving a BV injection into a certain acupuncture point, has been utilized to relieve a range of pain conditions. Regardless of whether pain is caused by disease or injury, if not effectively treated, pain can exert a detrimental effect on all aspects of life. In the past decade, many researchers have investigated the anti-nociceptive effects of BVA through clinical use and experimental evaluation. This report reviews the existing knowledge on the analgesic effects of BVA, focusing on musculoskeletal pain, inflammatory pain and neuropathic pain, and its analgesic mechanisms. Although further clinical trials are needed to clinical application of experimental results, this review will contribute to the standardization and generalization of BVA.
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