Papua Anthill

Ants Nest medicinal plants from Papua is very efficacious to cure various illnesses naturally and safely. Ants Nest actually been used as medicinal plants by the rural community west of Wamena, Papua, like the tribes in Bogondini and Tolikara.

Dr nutritionists. Mien Karmini are able to carry out exploration in Papua in 1995 found that ant nests are often used as a mixture of porridge and drink daily. "Ant's Nest is believed to improve immunity of body and gives energy," Mien said. Active substances such as antioxidants, polyphenols, and glycosides are contained in a nest of ants is able to control a variety of serious illnesses. Type each of the active substance was investigated by the method continues to structure elucidation.

According to Dr Apt Subagus Wahyuono MSc from the Faculty of Pharmacy Gadjah Mada University, glycosides imuno serves as a stimulant to boost immunity. "Antioxidants protect the body's cells to perform their jobs well. If the cell works, a disease that disrupt cell functions such as cancer can be prevented," said Dr. Apt Mangestuti Agil MS, a lecturer in the Faculty of Pharmacy, Airlangga University, Surabaya.

According to entomologist (insect expert), Dr. Wijaya, Ants Nest contain antioxidant compounds, vitamins, and minerals. "The ant, an antioxidant role in the formation of colonies, maintaining a place far from egg germs, the same as in honey bees," Wijaya said. He also added that ant nests containing formic acid. Similar disclosed by Dr Rosichon Ubaidillah, an ant expert, Research Center for Biology, LIPI. Rosichon are often out of the woods Wamena opinion that the ant nest properties may be derived from Saliva or salivary glands of ants and microbes associated with the ants that live inside plants.

Chinese medical expert, Prof. Muhammad Yusuf who had several times heard of the Ant's Nest, said that since 3000 years ago in China plant ants and ant nests have been used as medicine. "Ants and Ant's Nest improve kidney function. Kidney affect many body functions," he said. William Aditeja, other Chinese medicine expert, said, ants serves to stop the pain, cope with rheumatism, and launched a blood vessel.

Ants Nest Nonendemik Plants

Ants Nest is now a new drug to overcome a variety of deadly diseases. It's not just in Wamena, Jayapura, or any other city in the land of Papua. The Ants Nest producers obtained by hunting in the forests of Papua. Actually, not only are there ants nest in Papua. On the island's greatest diversity of ant nests is high, there are 10 varieties. In addition pendans Myrmecodia proven efficacious empirically, there also have M jobiensis, M erinacea, and M alata. Spathiphyllum Myrmecodia distribution were also found in Ambon, West Sumatra, North Sulawesi and Kalimantan.

Ants Nest Farming

According to JD Latupapua Heny, researchers Wamena Biological Garden, Ants Nest allows for propagation. Therefore, plants were flowering, fruiting, and seed. It also cited Dr. Partomiharjo Tukirin of Biology Research and Development Center. Doctor of epiphytic and entomology expert Kagoshima University alumnus was the curator of the Rubiaceae plant family members are also often explores the Ant's Nest.

Ants Nest in Australia was also developed with tissue culture technology. Mass breeding through tissue culture do not affect the active compound content of a plant. The conditions in cultivation must be conditioned (temperature, climate, light intensity, nutrients) such as habitat. With the development of ant nests in the woods hunting can be limited.

Can be predicted, when his popularity soared, more and more people chasing ants nest. In fact, during this, the producers lean production continuity of natural beauty. For consumers also should be careful because ant nests are easily forged, shaped like a regular wood dust blackish brown. Attitude is necessary because Ant's Nest opportunities as enormous drug.

"With this empirical evidence Ants Nest is a new source of drugs. Many new compounds are still unknown (type) with high activity," said Dr Muhammad ahkam Subroto. Therefore many people who aspire to a healthy pick Ants Nest as a way of treatment.

(Source: Book "Gempur Penyakit Dengan Sarang Semut" author Dr. Ir.. Ahkam Subroto, Hendro Saputro)