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Investigating the use of medicinal plants by orangutans (genus Pongo Lacépede, 1789: Hominidae) to combat parasitic infection

STUART, Petr and Ivona FOITOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Investigating the use of medicinal plants by orangutans (genus Pongo Lacépede, 1789: Hominidae) to combat parasitic infection

Authors

STUART, Petr (372 Ireland) and Ivona FOITOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

The 11th International Mammalogical Congress 2013, 2013

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Konferenční abstrakt

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/13:00081683

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

Keywords (in Czech)

orangutan; medicinal plants

Keywords in English

orangutan; medicinal plants
Změněno: 30/3/2016 15:28, Assoc. Prof. MVDr. Ivona Foitová, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

All species of orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus ssp.) are endangered. The study of the epidemiology of orangutan parasitic infection is required for successful conservation planning and wildlife management of the remaining fragmented populations. This includes understanding orangutan behaviour influencing parasitic infection. Zoopharmacognosy is the term that describes the behaviour of wild animals using specific wild plants with medicinal effects. This project aims to evaluate the hypothesis that the eating of specific plants, or their parts, by orangutans corresponds to a decrease in parasite load. This will be investigated by testing selected plant compounds for antiparasitic activity on selected parasite cultures, using in vivo and in vitro models. Identifying antiparasitic plants utilised by orangutans will improve the knowledge of plant species required by wild and captive orangutans, aid teaching possibly reintroduced oranguatans to utilise these plants and possibly identify plant compounds with pharmaceutical medicinal purposes for humans.

Links

GAP505/11/1163, research and development project
Name: Protizánětlivá aktivita extraktů z rostlin Indonésie a jejich účinek na průběh oportunních parazitóz
Investor: Czech Science Foundation