Microscopic Identification of Pueraria phaseoloides,a Zhuang Medicine

This study aimed to investigate the structural characteristics of different tissues and tissue powder of Pueraria phaseoloides by microscopic identification. The main microscopic characteristics of roots, stems, leaves, root powder, stem powder and leaf powder of P. phaseoloides were determined by microscopic identifi- cation, which provided reference for the establishment of quality standards of P. phaseoloides.

Feed Intake, Growth Performance and Blood Constituents of Growing Male West African Dwarf Goats Fed Concentrates Varying in <i>Pueraria phaseoloides</i>Leaf Meal Content

The study examined feed intake, growth performance and blood constituents of growing male West African dwarf (WAD) goats fed concentrates varying in Pueraria phaseoloides leaf meal (PPLM) content. Four experimental diets that differed in PPLM content;Diets 1 (0% PPLM), Diet 2 (10% PPLM), Diet 3 (20% PPLM) and Diet 4 (30% PPLM) were fed to the WAD goats using the 4 × 4 Change-Over Latin Square Design in a study that lasted twelve weeks (four weeks of pre-trial acclimatization period inclusive). The trial period comprised four weeks of pre-trial acclimatization and four weeks of trial periods;with the first, second and third trials being sandwiched by two acclimatization periods;each period lasting one week. The measured parameters were fed intakes, live weights, blood proteins (total protein, albumin and globulin) and micro-mineral elements (Iron, Copper and Zinc). Crude protein contents of diets ranged between 19.24% and 20.12%. Differences in treatment means of feed intakes, changes in live weights, blood proteins and micro-mineral elements were not significant (p > 0.05).

An Overview of Entada phaseoloides： Current Research and Future Prospects

In recent times, focus on plant research and herbal products has increased tremendously in the western world as well as in developed and developing countries. Entada phaseoloides, a well-known creeper widely used therapeutically in the orient and has become increasingly popular as an important medicinal plant. Many studies have been carried out on this medicinal plant and have generated immense data about the morphology, chemical composition, corresponding to biological activity of extracts and isolated secondary metabolites. Biological studies and traditional clinical practice demonstrated that Entada phaseoloides and its bioactive compounds possess various pharmacological properties. The plant has been traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, antiarthritis, antidiabetic, antioxidant, cytotoxic, antimicrobial and molluscidal agent. The present review summarizes current knowledge on morphology, major bioactive（s） constituents and its chemistry, reported medicinal properties, pharmacological actions, folklore uses and the possibility of interactions of the herb with the conventional drugs. Despite this, further investigations are required to explore Entada phaseoloides and to evaluate the different biological activities of either its extracts or the isolated compounds with probable modes of action.

壮药三裂叶野葛的显微鉴别研究

采用显微鉴别的方法研究壮药三裂叶野葛[Pueraria phaseoloides(Roxb.)Benth.]的组织结构和粉末显微特征,确定壮药三裂叶野葛的不同部位根、茎、叶的组织结构及根、茎叶粉末的主要显微鉴别特征,为壮药三裂叶野葛质量标准的制定提供参考依据。

Germination and Vigor of Fodder Fabacceae Seeds Submitted to in Vitro and in Situ Incubation

The current study was developed with the purpose to evaluate the germination and the vigor of Kudzu (Pueraria phaseoloides), Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) and Calopog?nio seeds (Calopogonium mucunoides) submitted to 0, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours of testing to natural (in situ incubation) and simulated conditions (in vitro incubation) from the ruminal environment of bovines. For each period of in situ and in vitro incubation, in each kind of seed, the percentage of normal plants was evaluated, as well as abnormal plants, hard seeds, soaked seeds and dead seeds, besides the index of germination speed (IGS). The results were submitted to the Duncan test at a 5% probability. Higher percentages of normal plants were verified in the Kudzu and in the Leucaena kinds, when the seeds were submitted to in situ incubation, as well as the IGS for the three forage species. The Calopog?nio seeds did not turn out to be susceptible of use in the in situ and in vitro incubations. The in vitro incubation revealed to be more harmful to the seeds of the three species used.

Germination,Vigor of Seeds and Emergence of Fabaceae Seedling in Bovine Faeces

This study was conducted to evaluate the physiological quality of forage seeds after passage through the gastrointestinal tract of cattle, as well as the emergence of seedlings derived from these seeds. Three Fabaceae species were used: tropical kudzu, leucaena and calopo. One hundred grams of seeds of each species were offered, separately, to five bovines. After the start of the dispersion, the faeces of the animals were collected every 6 hours, in a total of 72 hours, being taken to the greenhouse immediately after each collection. The study evaluated the total number of seedlings in the stool, the lengths of roots and aerial parts, as well as the natural and dry seedling weight thirty days after the disposal of the faeces in the greenhouse. The experimental design consisted of randomized blocks, with twelve treatments (sampling periods) and five replications (cattle). The best performance for the total number of seedlings in the faeces of cattle was observed in the kudzu species. The length of the root, length of the aerial part and dry matter seedling weight was observed in the leucaena species, followed by kudzu. The calopo showed low results for all variables due to the high degradation of the seeds.