Natural Herb Medicine: Papua's Ants Nest

Ant nest that has been recognized by the public are anthill of the holes in the ground, building or the leaves on the tree that is made by the ant colony, the ant can be red, rangkang, black ants, or white ants. But what is meant here is not like the ant nest, but epiphytic plants that stick in the big trees that contain the stem part, beneath the cavities provided as a specific type of ant nest.

Know Your Plants Ants Nest

Ant nest is a plant of Hydnophytinae (Rubiaceae) associated with ants. These plants are epiphytes, meaning that attaches to other plants, not a parasite on its host's life but only use it to stick. Examples of other epiphytes are commonly found living in trees are lichens, mosses, algae, plants and orchids perambat. Actually there are five genera of the family Rubiaceae ant nests, but only the genus Hydnophytum and Myrmecodia the closest association with ants. Ant nest genus is divided into several species based on the structure of the tuber. Hydnophytum consists of 45 species and 26 species Myrmecodia so there are 71 species of ant nests. All species of this plant has ballooned, hollow rod-like cavity of the fruit that is generally inhabited by ants.

In ecology, ant nests spread of mangrove forest and the trees on the beach to a height of 2400 m. Ant nests most commonly found in pastures and rarely found in lowland tropical forests, but more usually found in forests and agricultural areas with an altitude of about 600 m. papua anthill He found a lot of stick in some trees, generally in the eucalyptus tree (melaleuca), mountain pine (casuarina) Kaha (Castanopsis) and beech (Nothofagus), but rarely on a tree-trunk tree with smooth and responsive as Eucalyptus. Ant nests are also grown on treeless plains with low nutritional and above the height of the tree. In their wild habitat for ants nest inhabited by various species of ants and often by three species of the genus Iridomyrmex. Identify what we did to ant nest Myrmecodia pendens shows that this plant is inhabited by colonies of the ant species Ochetellus sp.

Content of Active Compounds

Chemical analysis of ant nests indicate that this plant is mainly containing chemical compounds of the flavonoid and tannin. Flavonoids are a class of compounds from natural ingredients that many phenolic compounds are plant pigments. Currently more than 6000 different compounds into the class of flavonoids. Flavonoids are an important part of our diet because many health benefits. Most flavonoids function in our body as an antioxidant. The benefits of flavonoids among others, is to protect cell structures, have a synergistic relationship with vitamin C (increase the effectiveness of vitamin C), anti-inflammatory, prevents bone loss and as an antibiotic. In many cases, flavonoid can contribute directly as with the antibiotics disrupt the function of microorganisms such as bacteria or viruses. Function as antiviral flavonoid has been published, including for the HIV virus (AIDS) and herpes viruses. In addition, flavonoids are also reported to play a role in the prevention and treatment of several diseases such as asthma, kataraks, diabetes, gout / rheumatism, migraine, hemorrhoids, and periodontitis (inflammation network bind buffer tooth root). Ability ant nest treatment for various types of cancer / tumor, tuberculosis, and arthritis / rheumatism closely related to the content of flavonoids.

Tannins are astringent, bitter taste of plant polyphenols that bind and precipitate proteins. Commonly known tannin used for tanning leather, but the tannins are also many applications in the field of medicine, such as treatment for diarrhea, hemostatic (stops bleeding), and hemorrhoids. Ability ant nest treatment for hemorrhoids and nosebleed taninnya closely related to the content.

In addition, the ant nest is rich in antioxidants tocopherol (vitamin E) and several important minerals for the body such as calcium, sodium, potassium, zinc, iron, phosphorus and magnesium.

Why Ants Nest so nutritious?

The uniqueness lies in the interaction of ant nests of ants nesting in the tubers which are the halls therein. The stability of the temperature in it to make an ant colony nesting linger at home in this plant. In the long term there is a natural chemical reaction between the compounds in ants remove the substances contained in plants and some other microbes, a combination that makes a potent ant nests overcome various diseases. Insect experts say that anti-oxidant and formic acid in the salivary glands of ants serve as guardians of the eggs in a nest of ants. When viewed this condition is almost similar to the honey bee issued to protect their eggs.

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