Ant nest is one of the epiphit plants from hydnophytinae (Rubiaceae), which can symbiotic with the ant, because the plants are epiphit this patch on other plants but not parasitic on the living mother so only as a place to stick to it.
In tradition, ant nest commonly used as medicinal plant by rural communities in the western part of Wamena, Papua. Tribes in Bogondini and Tolikara ommonly utilize to overcome the acid strand and rheumatism.
Ant nest contains flavonoid and tanin. Flavonoid function as antidiocsidant,which can prevent and heal cancer attacks. Mechanisms of flavonoid in the cancer by making carsinogen off, resistor cell cycle and apoptosis induction . In addition, also contain tokoferol. Tokoferol like vitamin E, the effect antidioccidant be more effective. Tokoferol function as antidioccidant in the ward and as a free radical anticancer. Continue Reading…