How is bee venom obtained and used for healing?

• Live bee sting.  Bees can be stored for several weeks away from the hive.  Bee stings can be administered to tender points or acupuncture points, either alone or in conjunction with acupuncture needles. Some consider live bee injections to be the most effective, probably due to the fact that volatile fractions of bee venom cannot be preserved.  However, the effectiveness of live bee stings depends on when the bees were collected and can vary significantly from bee to bee.
• Bee venom injection. Venom is obtained from the bees without killing them and is stored in ampoules.  Bee venom is then diluted with anesthetic and injected into tender body points.
• Bee cream application. Cream is applied to the skin 2-3 times per day.