2023-08-18 19:46:52
This practice has centuries of history and its influence lives on in today’s veterinary medicine.
Since ancient times, people have used plants as remedies to feel better. This form of treatment, which we now call herbal medicine, has a history that can be traced back a long time, even to the time of the pharaohs in ancient Egypt. There are ancient documents, such as the Ebers papyrus, that mention how they used plants to treat diseases.
What is phytotherapy?
Phytotherapy consists of treating diseases using plants that are considered medicinal. Thanks to pharmaceutical chemistry, techniques have been developed to extract and purify compounds from these plants. For this reason, there are now very clear and studied active principles, which we call phytopharmaceuticals.
Some medicines known in medicine and derived from plants are: morphine, digoxin, ergotamine, pilocarpine, ephedrine, vinca, atropine, caffeine, among others; Many of them are now chemically synthesized and have served as the basis for other drugs.
Likewise, antimicrobials such as carvacrol, thymol, cinnamaldehyde, and eugenol are widely used in preventive antimicrobial therapies, mainly in poultry and pigs.
Phytotherapy in veterinary medicine
Phytotherapy in the case of veterinary medicine has become important in production systems, specifically, in poultry, pigs and fish since the period between 2003 – 2006, when the European Union suspended the use of antibiotic growth promoters and later once morest bacterial resistance to antibiotics; In the medical field, phytotherapy also offers active substances, called phytopharmaceuticals, which can replace certain traditional medicines and help animals feel better. Some of these substances can help prevent diseases and also treat them.
Since a time ago, Pharvet Laboratories chooses to use modern phytotherapy in its products. This applies both to things related to animal husbandry and to products to treat medical problems in pets and horses, mainly.
On the one hand, in animal husbandry, phytogenic or phytobiotic products are used for their benefits, such as fighting microbes, protecting once morest oxidation, improving the immune system, and promoting efficient digestion of nutrients. In addition, they do not leave chemical residues in meat and bones of animals for human consumption and reduce the production of ammonia.
On the other hand, in medicine, they are used to a greater extent to prevent diseases in systems such as the respiratory, digestive, renal, joint, nervous and cardiovascular systems. Purified extracts with specific effects on organs, such as Silymarin, Quercetin, Harpagophito, Ginkgo biloba, Ginseng, Turmeric and Cynara, among others.
These products seek to improve the quality of life of animals and reduce side effects, since they are well accepted and metabolized by the body. Additionally, Pharvet combines some formulas with natural nutraceuticals widely recognized for their metabolic benefits and organic catalysts.
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