Thursday, March 17, 2011

The Content of Substance and Efficacy of Sarang Semut Plant (Myrmecodia pendens)

Sarang semut  plants is one of Hydnophytinae epiphytic plants (Rubiaceae) which can be associated with ants. These plants are epiphytes, meaning plants that attach to other plants, but do not live in a parasite on its host, just as a place to stick.

In Indonesia sarang semut plants are found on the island of Borneo and Papua (especially in Jayawijaya. Tolikara, Puncak Jaya, the Pegunungan Bintang, and the District Paniai). In ecology, sarang semut plant spread of mangrove forest and the trees on the beach to a height of 2400 m above sea level. This plants most commonly found in pastures. Sarang semut  plants are rarely found in lowland tropical forests, but more commonly found in forests and open agricultural areas with an altitude of about 600 m above sea level.

Test chemical screening of this plants showed that this plant contains flavonoids and tannins. Flavonoids are a class of natural compounds of phenolic compounds which are plant pigments. The function of most of the flavonoids in the human body is as an antioxidant that is very good for cancer prevention. The benefits of flavonoids among others, is to protect the cell structure, have a synergistic relationship with vitamin C, anti-inflammatory, prevents bone loss, and as an antibiotic.

In in vitro assays, it is evident that plants overcome the potent ant nests of cancer cells. Which proves the efficacy of it is Qui Kim Tran of the University National of Hochiminch City and colleagues Yasuhiro Tezuka, Yuko Harimaya, and Arjun Hari Banskota. Third person Qui colleagues worked in Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University.

In his research Qui Kim Tran using sarang semut  plants weighs 2-3 kg, then extracted with various solvents such as water, methanol, and methanol-water mixture. They then grow three very metastesis cancer cells such as cervical cancer, lung cancer, and colon cancer. Each extraction was then given to each cancer cell. The result was amazing, Sarang semut  plants have antiproliferasi activity. In medicine, proliferation means a very rapid cell growth and abnormal. Cancer does mean rapid cell growth and uncontrollable. Antiproliferasi means inhibit the process of cell multiplication.

As quoted Biology Pharmaceutical Bulletin, Qui Kim Tran and his colleagues said that the whole plant extract Ants Nest suppress human tumor cell proliferation. In a test that proved the effectiveness of EC50 reached 9.97 mg / ml in methanol extracts. This means that only a small dose, 9.97 mg / ml, Sarang semut  plants extracts can reduce the 50% rate of growth of cancer cells. While the EC50 in the water extract 22.3 mg / ml methanol-water mixture, 11.3 mg / ml. The research confirms the empirical experience of many people who recover from cancer.

In addition to the Sarang semut  plants also contain tocopherol. Tocopherol like vitamin E, which have an effect similar to an effective antioxidant. According to Prof Dr Elin Yulinah Sukandar, professor of Pharmacy ITB, tocopherol content was quite high. Tocopherol functions as an antioxidant and anticancer. He counteract free radical attack antidegeneratif way, he said. Compounds rich in vitamin E is also useful as anti-aging. When we consume a lot of fat and free radicals, in the presence of tocopherol will handle it, experts said Ahmad Sulaiman PhD. Doctoral nutritionist alumnus of University of Nebraska Lincoln was revealed, the role of vitamin E for healthy vital. He prevents unsaturated fatty acids, components of cell membranes from oxidation by free radicals.

In terms of consumer safety, scientific research has been done by Muhammad Ahkam Subroto, a doctoral graduate of the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, has guaranteed the safety of this herb. Research proves it, the consumption of 3 times 1 tablespoon of ant nests per day plant is still very safe. The result of such research found Sarang semut  plant LD50 figures very high that consumer safety is protected. Where the criteria of a good drug if effective dose away with the LD50.

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