Bee Propolis has been around for over 45 million years, and has been used by man for thousands of years, both internally and externally, as a healing agent. Propolis comes from the Greek: 'Pro' before 'Polis' City, which translates as the Defender of the City. The city here is the city or hive of bees, protecting it from invasion from the outside as well as from the spread of infection within. Truly a defender of the city.