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In celebration of this month, the Department is delighted to share some of our amazing student works! โจ
As we wrap up our series of student research features, we present our final study. ๐๐
We invite you to read and learn from the insightful work of our student authors!
Ethnobotany examines the interactions between primitive societies and the plants they use for cultural purposes, such as healing various ailments. This study focuses on Adams, Ilocos Norte, which hosts a variety of tribes, including the Yapayao. The research was conducted in three phases: focus group discussion, phytochemical analysis, and bioactivity analysis using mice as model organisms. According to the survey, the Yapayao utilize 27 ethnomedicinal plant species, with inflammation being the most commonly treated medical concern. Among these plants, “garem” (๐๐ต๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐บ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข ๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด) and “pantalyon” (๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ข) are particularly notable for their effectiveness against inflammation. Phenols (462.59 ยฑ 19.09, 452.42 ยฑ 35.28 mg GAE/g) and flavonoids (87.32 ยฑ 0.99, 34.91 ยฑ 0.57 mg CE/g) are among the secondary metabolites present in both plants to which the anti-inflammatory activity may be attributed. Lastly, carrageenan-induced paw edema in mice has shown that both ๐. ๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด and ๐. ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ข effectively inhibit inflammation.
The student authors: Maria Victoria Taller (F),Julius Ryan Regnim (M), and Kirsten Ruth Merilles (F), are BS Biology alumni under the concentration ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ & ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ and conducted this undergraduate thesis study under the supervision of Dr. Liezel M. Magtoto (F).
โ๏ธ Julius Ryan Regnim (M), Maria Victoria Taller (F), and Kirsten Ruth Merilles (F), MT Bagangao (F)
๐ผ Julius Ryan Regnim (M), Maria Victoria Taller (F), and Kirsten Ruth Merilles (F)
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