Medicinal plants, cure for swine and cattle diseases?

Written by SAlpas and LMRazalo,CMU/NOMCARRD

Friday, 01 July 2011 16:53
S&T Highlights
Using the anti-bacterial assay, the bark extract of Garuga floribunda (bogo) was
found to have the highest zone of inhibition against gram-negative bacteria,
Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and gram-positive bacteria,
Staphyloccocus aureus and Bacillus subtilis. Likewise, the bark extract of Trema
orientalis L. (hanagdong) also inhibited the growth of S. aureus and B. subtilis.

These are some of the results of a study conducted by Central Mindanao University
(CMU) researchers on medicinal plants efficacy in treating the swine and cattle
diseases using morpho-histochemical test and bioassay of some different plant
localities in Bukidnon.

Funded by the National Research Council of the Philippines and CMU, the project
aimed to collect the medicinal plants used in treatment of swine and the cattle
diseases; assess its conservation status; determine the active principles present in
their various tissues; evaluate the biological activity of their crude extracts; and
assess some of the communities ethno-veterinary practices.

According to the CMU researchers composed of Dr. Luzviminda T. Simborio, Dr.

Lorelei A. Samaniego, Mr. Dave Buenavista, and Dr. Cecilia B. Amoroso, the
alkaloids, tannins, saponins, fats, and oils found in the bark tissues have
antibacterial property.

Also, the CMU researchers said in their report that there is a scientific basis on the
use of the following medicinal plants: Garuga floribunda (bogo), Trema orientalis L.
(hanagdong), Macaranga tanarius (Binunga), Tinospora crispa (panyawan), and
Ficus septic (lagnob).

For instance, the presence of active principles like alkaloids, arbutin, saponins,
oxalic acid, formic acid, fats, and oils were found in tissues of the bark of Garuga
flouribunda (bogo). Likewise, the stem of Trema orientalis L. (hanagdong) contains

alkaloids, formic acids, oxalic acids, fats, and oils. Further, the stem extract of
Tinospora crispa (panyawan) was found to have an anti-inflammatory effect.

The results of the study validated the ethno-veterinary practices of the local
communities in Bukidnon in treating swine and cattle diseases. However, the
researchers recommended testing the toxicity level of the plant extract to isolate
and identify the specific compound present in the tissues of plants and to subject it
to further testing by a biochemist and veterinary drug companies.

Incidentally, CMU is the base agency of the Northern Mindanao Consortium for
Agriculture and Resources Research and Development, one of the 14 regional R&D
consortia of PCARRD.

Source: http://www.pcaarrd.dost.gov.ph/home/ssentinel/index.php?
option=com_content&view=article&id=1933%3Amedicinal-plants-cure-for-swineand-cattle-diseases&Itemid=41