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Bee pollen

Supplement bee product energyimmune
Aka: pollen granules
Brands seen in Singapore: Golden Flower, NOW Foods, Micro Ingredients, Beekeeper's Naturals, Zand
Not medical advice. Check with your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change the timing of anything you take.
How to use
What it’s for
Immune and antimicrobial actions reported — human data thin
Pros & cons
Pros
  • Protein, carbs, lipids and fibre plus micronutrients
  • 2015 review lists antimicrobial and immune actions
  • Harvestable without damaging the hive
Cons
  • Anaphylaxis reported after one tablespoon
  • Pollen allergy raises the risk of severe reactions
  • Clinical work impeded; no phytochemical standard
Sources
  1. Komosinska-Vassev et al., Bee pollen: chemical composition and therapeutic application (Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2015, PMID 25861358) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “a valuable apitherapeutic product greatly appreciated by the natural medicine because of its potential medical and nutritional applications … demonstrates a series of actions such as antifungal, antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, anticancer immunostimulating, and local analgesic”
  2. El Ghouizi et al., Bee Pollen as Functional Food: Insights into Its Composition and Therapeutic Properties (Antioxidants 2023, PMID 36978805) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “a hive product made up of flower pollen grains, nectar, and bee salivary secretions that beekeepers can collect without damaging the hive … contains proteins, carbs, lipids, and dietary fibers, as well as bioactive micronutrients including vitamins, minerals, phenolic”
  3. Kacemi & Campos, Bee Pollen as a Source of Biopharmaceuticals: A Scoping Review and Translational Prospects (Molecules 2024, PMID 39769981) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “clinical profits from these promising perspectives are still impeded by challenging hurdles such as limited bioavailability of the studied phytocompounds, diversity and lack of phytochemical standardization of BP … urgently needed and simplified clinical investigations”
  4. Choi et al., Bee Pollen-Induced Anaphylaxis: A Case Report and Literature Review (Allergy Asthma Immunol Res 2015, PMID 25749764) — case description · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “A 40-year-old male came to the emergency room with generalized urticaria, facial edema, dyspnea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea 1 hour after ingesting one tablespoon of bee pollen.”
  5. Choi et al., Bee Pollen-Induced Anaphylaxis (Allergy Asthma Immunol Res 2015, PMID 25749764) — conclusion · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “healthcare providers should be aware of the potential risk of severe allergic reactions upon ingestion of bee pollen, especially in patients with pollen allergy.”
  6. HSA Singapore — Guidelines on Prohibited and Restricted Ingredients in Health Supplements and Traditional Medicines, GL-CHPB-1-012 Rev. No. 001 (October 2025), Annex A (118 rows) and Annex B (4 rows) — bee pollen NOT LISTED in either (Annex A neighbours: 6. Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, 87. Punica granatum) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “The objective of this guideline is to highlight the substances of concern when used in HS and TM and is not meant to be an exhaustive list.”
  7. HSA Singapore — Health Supplements Guidelines GL-CHPB-3-001 Rev. No. 020 (January 2026), clause 4.8 with Tables 4–5 (vitamins and minerals only — no botanical or bee-product rows) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “4.8 HS for use by the general adult population should not contain vitamins and minerals exceeding the stipulated limits stated in Tables 4 and 5.”
  8. iHerb Singapore — Bee Pollen category page, default listing order · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “1 - 18 of 18 results … Golden Flower, Spanish Bee Pollen … NOW Foods, Bee Pollen Caps, 500 mg … Micro Ingredients, Organic Bee Pollen … Beekeeper's Naturals, Bee Pollen … Zand, Bee Complete, Pollen, Propolis & Royal Jelly”
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Updated 2026-08-29. Every line above traces to a numbered source. Kozen-X is not a medical device and does not give medical advice. It lists what published sources have written down — nothing more. A pair not listed is unrecorded, not cleared. Before you start, stop or re-time anything, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.