Ant nests and the benefits

Monday, October 12, 2009

Ant nest is one of hydnophytinae epiphytes plants (Rubiaceae) which can perform symbiosis with ants and are said to be because the plants are epiphytes attached to other plants but not in the parasite lives on its host so that only as a place to stick it.
Ingredients and Benefits

Traditionally, a nest of ants used as a medicinal plant by rural communities in the western part of Wamena, Papua. The tribes in common Tolikara Bogondini and use them to overcome arthritis and gout.

Ant nest contains flavonoids and tannins. Flavonoids act as antidioksidan, which prevent bias attacks and overcoming cancer. Mechanism of action of flavonoids in cancer by making inactive carcinogens, inhibiting the cell cycle and induction of apoptosis. In addition, also contain tocopherol. Similar tocopherol vitamin E, the effect antidioksidan effective. Tocopherol functions as antidioksidan in warding off free radicals and as anti-cancer properties.

Judging from its contents, then the ant nest, according to research almost overcome various types of cancer. Similarly, ant nests can be used to treat heart disease and heart leakage. Ant efficacy in dealing with a leaky heart estimated by ant nests contain rich minerals. Anthill 0:37 g contains calcium, 68.58 mg of sodium, and 3.61 g of potassium per 100 g.

In the body's metabolism, calcium and sodium play a role to improve work of the heart and nerve impulses. While role potassium regulate heart rhythms. If the heart leak caused the bacteria infection, the compounds that act it is the flavonoids.

In many cases a direct role of flavonoids as antobiotik by disrupting the function of microorganisms such as bacteria or viruses. Flavonoid compounds contained in powder or water extract of the ant nest.