Usually, when I get sick, it starts with my throat. In recent years, with this product, I have found my remedy. At the first sign of discomfort, I use it, and 9 times out of 10, if not 95 out of 100, it brings me back, thus saving me from medications and antibiotics. It also helps with my allergy and generally boosts my system. We now give it to the kids with similar results. I use it in the following way: I fill a shot glass halfway with water and add 0.5 ml of propolis. I mix it and gargle, trying to hold the mixture in my throat for as long as I can. It has the sensation of burning and cauterizing the throat. After that, I don't eat or drink anything to let it work. I do the above process three to four times a day, and definitely at night before I sleep. The sooner I catch the symptoms, the more certain the positive effect is.