Gurye-gun Hosts Unique Demonstration of 'Honeybee Air Respiration Therapy'

Published 25 Jul.2023 10:29(KST)

Inhaling Air from Beehives for Respiratory Disease Treatment

Effective for Lung Cancer, Bronchial Asthma, Atopy, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and More

Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that a demonstration of 'Honeybee Air Breathing Therapy,' which helps treat respiratory diseases using Jirisan honeybees, was held, attracting significant interest from respiratory patients, medical personnel, and beekeeping farmers.

On the 21st, the event was held at Gurye Chamsaemigol Agricultural Experience Village under Cheoneunsa Temple in Jirisan, organized by 'Honeybeeco,' an agricultural company of Jirisan beekeeping farmers, led by CEO Seol Jong-su (46 years old). About 50 people participated, including Kim Soo-cheol, vice chairman of the Gurye County Council, council members, beekeeping farmers, Gurye wellness tourism experts, medical personnel, and village chiefs.

[Photo by Gurye-gun]

Following CEO Seol Jong-su's explanation of the devices and methods used for honeybee air breathing, the event continued with hands-on experiences using an air collector (air inhalation machine), an air booth (portable log cabin), and air cans.

Honeybee air breathing involves inhaling air from inside the beehive through a suction machine and hose attached outside the hive, breathing through the mouth for about 10 to 15 minutes.

The air booth is a portable log cabin made of cypress wood, connected to the beehive by a hose, allowing the air inside the hive to be introduced into the booth, where a person enters and breathes the air. The honeybee air can is a portable device made similarly to high-altitude oxygen cans.

Honeybees circulate the air inside the hive at a temperature of 35 to 36 degrees Celsius and optimal humidity.

During this process, 56 effective components such as propolis, pollen, and royal jelly are released into the air, which people then inhale for therapeutic purposes.

This treatment method is known to have been used since ancient Egypt and is certified in European countries such as Germany, Austria, and Bulgaria, where it is used as a treatment method for pneumonia and asthma patients.

Kim Chan-gon, head of the Gurye branch of the Beekeeping Association (Sandong-myeon, 65 years old), said that two lung cancer patients in the area showed good effects after using it for about three months, and it was especially effective for COVID-19 patients, expressing great expectations for healing agriculture using bees.

Kim Soo-cheol, vice chairman of the Gurye County Council, praised the beekeeping farmers for developing such a program themselves and encouraged the participants, saying, "The council will spare no support at the council level to foster beekeeping farmers."

CEO Seol, who organized the demonstration, said, "We are developing an agricultural healing tourism program combining beekeeping and wellness tourism and plan to start it soon. Also, if anyone wants to rent, we will consider renting beehives and inhalation devices only for houses."