Medicinal Plants as an Alternative to Control Poultry Parasitic Diseases

The present investigation was carried out in the Rio Verde parish, in Ecuador's Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas province. The study aimed to evaluate the productive behaviour of quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) using a mixed meal of medicinal plant leaves as a phytobiotic additive to reduce antibiotic drugs and improve animal production. These diets were included at supplementation levels in different treatments (T): 0 (T1); 0.50 (T2); 1.00 (T3); 1.50 (T4) % of a mixed powder of medicinal plant leaves of Morinda citrifolia L. (noni), Psidium guajava L. (guava), Annona muricata L. (soursop) and Jatropha curcas L. (piñon de tempate), in a ratio of 40:20:20:20, respectively. A completely randomized design (DCA) was applied with four treatments and five repetitions, including eight birds per repetition (160 quails in total with eight days of age). The research project lasted six weeks, in which feed intake (g), weight gain (g), feed conversion, carcass yield (%), morphometric measurements, mortality and economic analysis were evaluated. The results obtained reflect that the productive parameters were not affected by this meal. However, statistical differences were found in weight gain, registering 146.18 g for T1. Regarding feed conversion, the lowest value was obtained by T1 (6.72), and the highest value was T2 (9.00). On the other hand, the gastrointestinal tract of the quail was not affected by the addition of this phytobiotic in terms of its size. In the economic return, T2 obtained 17.77% with a cost-benefit ratio of USD 1.18, referring to the fact that we will earn 17 cents for every dollar invested. It is concluded that no effect was found in production parameters and morphometric measurements since adding medicinal plant leaf meal to the diet do not affect production parameters and measurements.

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“…Likewise, at an international level, we can find a broad application of this type of additive (e.g. [12], [24]- [28]).…”

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“…Since ancient times, medicinal plants have been a tool for curing or improving diseases in humans and animals [12]. Herbs are a phytobiotic subject of studies on poultry performance and health with positive results [13], [14].…”

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Medicinal Plant Leaf Meal as a Phytobiotic Additive in Diets for Fattening Quail

Yépez-Macias

SUAREZ-ORDOÑES

GAIBOR-CARVAJAL

et al. 2022

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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“…Many scholars use medicinal plants to be used as animal feed additives [27]. For example, the dried and crushed above-ground parts of Houttuynia cordata can replace antibiotics, the antibacterial ability of the herb can enhance the growth performance of chickens and ducks [28], and the powder of Houttuynia cordata can be effectively used in agriculture, giving the above-ground parts a high economic value.…”

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Quality and Metabolomics Analysis of Houttuynia cordata Based on HS-SPME/GC-MS

Zha

Peng

et al. 2022

Molecules

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Houttuynia cordata is a medicinal and edible plant with a wide biological interest. Many parts were discarded due to various modes of consumption, resulting in resource waste. In this study, a comprehensive study was conducted on various edible indicators and medicinal components of Houttuynia cordata to understand its edible and medicinal value. The edible indexes of each root, stem, and leaf were determined, and the metabolites of different parts were investigated using the headspace solid-phase micro-extraction technique (HS-SPME-GC-MS). The differential metabolites were screened by orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) and clustering analysis. The results of the study showed that the parts of Houttuynia cordata with high edibility values as a vegetable were mainly the roots and leaves, with the highest vitamin C content in the roots and the highest total flavonoids, soluble sugars, and total protein in the leaves. The nutrient content of all the stems of Houttuynia cordata was lower and significantly different from the roots and leaves (p < 0.05). In addition, 209 metabolites were isolated from Houttuynia cordata, 135 in the roots, 146 in the stems, 158 in the leaves, and 91 shared metabolites. The clustering analysis and OPLS-DA found that the parts of Houttuynia cordata can be mainly divided into above-ground parts (leaves and stems) and underground parts (roots). When comparing the differential metabolites between the above-ground parts and underground parts, it was found that the most important medicinal component of Houttuynia cordata, 2-undecanone, was mainly concentrated in the underground parts. The cluster analysis resulted in 28 metabolites with up-regulation and 17 metabolites with down-regulation in the underground parts. Most of the main components of the underground part have pharmacological effects such as anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and antiviral, which are more suitable for drug development. Furthermore, the above-ground part has more spice components and good antioxidant capacity, which is suitable for the extraction of edible flavors. Therefore, by comparing and analyzing the differences between the edible and medicinal uses of different parts of Houttuynia cordata as a medicinal and food plant, good insights can be obtained into food development, pharmaceutical applications, agricultural development, and the hygiene and cosmetic industries. This paper provides a scientific basis for quality control and clinical use.

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“…The essential oils (EOs) distilled from aromatic plants have been confirmed to provide an effect like current therapeutic approaches, and previous studies demonstrated the reversal of obesity in Wistar rats fed high carbohydrate diets [ 10 ]. EOs have many biological properties, including antioxidant activity from having redox properties, allowing them to neutralize free radicals, and anti-inflammatory, by inhibiting the release of histamine and the activation of inflammatory mediators [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ]. Recently, the effects of some compounds present in medicinal plants on adipocytes have been evaluated with a favorable effect on these cells [ 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 ], adipocyte number, and oxidative stress [ 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 ].…”

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Essential Oil of Carvone Chemotype Lippia alba (Verbenaceae) Regulates Lipid Mobilization and Adipogenesis in Adipocytes

Bonilla-Carvajal

Stashenko

Moreno-Castellanos

2022

CIMB

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Obesity is characterized by an expansion of adipose tissue due to excessive accumulation of triglycerides in adipocytes, causing hypertrophy and hyperplasia, followed by hypoxia, alterations in adipocyte functionality, and chronic inflammation. However, current treatments require changes in lifestyle that are difficult to achieve and some treatments do not generate sustained weight loss over time. Therefore, we evaluated the effect of the essential oil (EO) of Lippia alba (Verbenaceae) carvone chemotype on viability, lipid mobilization, and adipogenesis of adipocytes in two normal and pathological cellular models in vitro. In 3T3-L1 adipocytes, a normal and a pathological model of obesity were induced, and then the cells were treated with L. alba carvone chemotype EO to evaluate cell viability, lipid mobilization, and adipogenesis. L. alba carvone chemotype EO does not decrease adipocyte viability at concentrations of 0.1, 1, and 5 µg/mL; furthermore, there was evidence of changes in lipid mobilization and adipogenesis, leading to a reversal of adipocyte hypertrophy. These results could be due to effects produced by EO on lipogenic and lipolytic pathways, as well as modifications in the expression of adipogenesis genes. L. alba carvone chemotype EO could be considered as a possible treatment for obesity, using the adipocyte as a therapeutic target.

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Medicinal Plants as an Alternative to Control Poultry Parasitic Diseases

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Medicinal Plant Leaf Meal as a Phytobiotic Additive in Diets for Fattening Quail

Medicinal Plant Leaf Meal as a Phytobiotic Additive in Diets for Fattening Quail

Quality and Metabolomics Analysis of Houttuynia cordata Based on HS-SPME/GC-MS

Essential Oil of Carvone Chemotype Lippia alba (Verbenaceae) Regulates Lipid Mobilization and Adipogenesis in Adipocytes

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