Nutritive assessment of four local herbal plants as animal feed supplements
Many local herbal plants are generally rich in secondary metabolites and contain high amount of essential nutrients. A study was conducted to evaluate the antioxidant content and antimicrobial activities of 4 selected herbal plants: Andrographis paniculata (Hempedu Bumi), Orthosiphon stamineus (Misa...
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| author | Hamzah, Siti Fatimah Alimon, Abdul Razak Yaakub, Halimatun |
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| description | Many local herbal plants are generally rich in secondary metabolites and contain high amount of essential nutrients. A study was conducted to evaluate the antioxidant content and antimicrobial activities of 4 selected herbal plants: Andrographis paniculata (Hempedu Bumi), Orthosiphon stamineus (Misai Kucing), Euphorbia hirta (Ara Tanah) and Boreria latifolia (Boreria) that are widely available in Malaysia. Proximate analysis, phyto-chemical determination and in vitro technique were used to evaluate nutritive value of the herbal plants. Fatty acid profile and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DDPH) free radical scavenging activity were also explored. A. paniculata had the highest content of crude protein (18.13±0.18%), calcium (11.92±1.66%), sapon in (18.73±1.13%) and flavonoids (1.25±0.21%). while, E. hirta contained highest tannin (0.24±0.007%), phenol (0.02±0.004%) and antioxidant content (9.22±0.02%). For antimicrobial activity, E. hirta, A. paniculata and O. stamineus methanol extracts at 500 mg/ml concentration showed moderate antimicrobial activities. The methanol extracts of all herbal plants exhibited stronger antimicrobial activities against the test pathogens compared to the herbal water extracts. Among the 4 local herbal plants examined, A. paniculata contained the lowest total saturated fatty acids (26.53±0.19 g/100g FAME) and highest unsaturated fatty acids (73.47±0.19 g/100g FAME) and E. hirta had the highest total gas production (49.10±8.97ml), rate of gas production (2.05±0.37 ml/h). All herbal plants studied have their own potential as animal feed supplements. |
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| spelling | upm-143762019-04-08T08:34:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14376/ Nutritive assessment of four local herbal plants as animal feed supplements Hamzah, Siti Fatimah Alimon, Abdul Razak Yaakub, Halimatun Many local herbal plants are generally rich in secondary metabolites and contain high amount of essential nutrients. A study was conducted to evaluate the antioxidant content and antimicrobial activities of 4 selected herbal plants: Andrographis paniculata (Hempedu Bumi), Orthosiphon stamineus (Misai Kucing), Euphorbia hirta (Ara Tanah) and Boreria latifolia (Boreria) that are widely available in Malaysia. Proximate analysis, phyto-chemical determination and in vitro technique were used to evaluate nutritive value of the herbal plants. Fatty acid profile and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DDPH) free radical scavenging activity were also explored. A. paniculata had the highest content of crude protein (18.13±0.18%), calcium (11.92±1.66%), sapon in (18.73±1.13%) and flavonoids (1.25±0.21%). while, E. hirta contained highest tannin (0.24±0.007%), phenol (0.02±0.004%) and antioxidant content (9.22±0.02%). For antimicrobial activity, E. hirta, A. paniculata and O. stamineus methanol extracts at 500 mg/ml concentration showed moderate antimicrobial activities. The methanol extracts of all herbal plants exhibited stronger antimicrobial activities against the test pathogens compared to the herbal water extracts. Among the 4 local herbal plants examined, A. paniculata contained the lowest total saturated fatty acids (26.53±0.19 g/100g FAME) and highest unsaturated fatty acids (73.47±0.19 g/100g FAME) and E. hirta had the highest total gas production (49.10±8.97ml), rate of gas production (2.05±0.37 ml/h). All herbal plants studied have their own potential as animal feed supplements. Malaysian Society of Animal Production 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14376/1/Nutritive%20assessment%20of%20four%20local%20herbal%20plants%20as%20animal%20feed%20supplements.pdf Hamzah, Siti Fatimah and Alimon, Abdul Razak and Yaakub, Halimatun (2017) Nutritive assessment of four local herbal plants as animal feed supplements. Malaysian Journal of Animal Science, 20 (2). pp. 47-59. ISSN 1394-3227; ESSN: 2550-2123 http://mjas.my/mjas-v2/rf/pages/viewpaper.php?id=205 |
| spellingShingle | Hamzah, Siti Fatimah Alimon, Abdul Razak Yaakub, Halimatun Nutritive assessment of four local herbal plants as animal feed supplements |
| title | Nutritive assessment of four local herbal plants as animal feed supplements |
| title_full | Nutritive assessment of four local herbal plants as animal feed supplements |
| title_fullStr | Nutritive assessment of four local herbal plants as animal feed supplements |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritive assessment of four local herbal plants as animal feed supplements |
| title_short | Nutritive assessment of four local herbal plants as animal feed supplements |
| title_sort | nutritive assessment of four local herbal plants as animal feed supplements |
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