Bee products have been used since ancient times both for their nutritional value and for a broad spectrum of therapeutic purposes. They are deemed to be a potential source of natural antioxidants that can counteract the effects of oxidative stress underlying the pathogenesis of many diseases. In view of the growing interest in using bioactive substances from natural sources to promote health and reduce the risk of developing certain illnesses, this review aims to update the current state of knowledge on the antioxidant capacity of bee products such as honey, pollen, propolis, beeswax, royal jelly and bee venom, and on the analytical methods used. The complex, variable composition of these products and the multitude of analytical methods used to study their antioxidant activities are responsible for the wide range of results reported by a plethora of available studies. This suggests the need to establish standardized methods to more efficiently evaluate the intrinsic antioxidant characteristics of these products and make the data obtained more comparable.

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蜂产品中的抗氧化活性：综述

蜂产品自古以来就一直用于营养价值和广泛的治疗目的。它们被认为是天然抗氧化剂的潜在来源，可以抵消许多疾病发病机理背后的氧化应激的影响。鉴于越来越多的人希望使用天然来源的生物活性物质来促进健康并减少罹患某些疾病的风险，因此本综述旨在更新有关蜂产品（如蜂蜜，花粉，蜂胶，蜂蜡，蜂王浆和蜂毒，以及所用的分析方法。复杂的 这些产品的可变组成以及用于研究其抗氧化活性的多种分析方法，导致大量可用研究报告了广泛的结果。这表明需要建立标准化方法来更有效地评估这些产品的固有抗氧化剂特性，并使获得的数据更具可比性。