The exact origins of apitherapy are difficult to pinpoint and can be traced back, in a general sense, to ancient Egypt, Greece and China. Use of honey and other bee products can be traced back thousands of years and healing properties are included in many religious texts including the Veda, Bible and Quran. These are mostly attributed to nutritional benefits of consumption of bee-products and not use of bee venom.
The more modern study of apitherapy, specifically bee venom, was initiated through the efforts of Austrian physician Phillip Terc in his published results "Report about a Peculiar Connection Between the Beestings and Rheumatism" in 1888. More recent popularity can be drawn to Charles Mraz (1905-1999) a beekeeper from Vermont, United States over the past 60 years.(Also see Bodog Beck, M.D.)
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