Gu-Sui-Bu


Rhizoma Drynariae

Gu-Sui-Bu

Benefits

  • Bone_strength
Gu-Sui-Bu (Rhizoma Drynariae) is one of the most frequently used traditional Chinese medicines for its antiosteoporosis activities related to improving bone strength and promoting bone fracture healing. These properties made it attractive to the poultry industry for improving bone strength of hens on low-calcium diets and broilers suffering from tibial dyschondroplasia.

Poultry Specific Studies

TypePlant PartDosageSpecific useResultsRef
Chickens125 mg/kgadditiveImproved oxidative stress and inflammatory response. K Yue et al., 2023
Hens2.0 g/kgantiosteoporosis Enhanced the activities of serum total antioxidant capacity and glutathione peroxidase. Increased femur and tibia bone mineral density. reduced the activities of serum alkaline phosphatase, tartrate resistant acid phosphatase, and the contents of osteocalcin. Improved microstructure of bone tissue. Significantly increased egg weight.J Huang et al., 2020
Hens500-2000 mg/kgantiosteoporosis Protected the bone tissue and prevented bone density from decreasing in the legs of hens on low-calcium diets. J Huang et al., 2019
Chickens20 mg/kgtibial dyschondroplasiaImproved signs associated with tibial dyschondroplasia in chickens and allowed them to recover to normal activity. W Yao et al., 2018

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