Analysis of Cow’s Urine for Detection of Lipase Activity and Anti-Microbial Properties.

Kumar, Saneesh

doi:10.9790/3008-0710108

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“…The other growth characteristics, conidial germination, germ tube length, and mycelial growth rate, had peculiar results in that the 200 L/mL treatment had higher efficacy in inhibiting growth compared to treatments with a higher urine concentration (300 L/mL and 500 L/mL) but not undiluted urine. This finding contradicts those of other authors who observed a strictly dose dependent response [10,17,[21][22][23]. It is unclear at this point why a lower concentration appeared to be more effective compared to higher urine concentrations.…”

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Effect of Cow Urine on the Growth Characteristics ofFusarium lateritium, an Important Coffee Fungus in Zimbabwe

Gotora

Masaka

Sungirai

2014

International Journal of Agronomy

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Anin vitroassay was carried out to establish if cow urine at different concentrations (500 µL/mL, 300 µL/mL, 200 µL/mL, and 100 µL/mL) can be used to control the growth ofF. lateritium, the fungal agent causing Fusarium bark disease in coffee. The growth characteristics selected were conidial germination, germ tube length, mycelial growth rate, and sporulation. Copper oxychloride 50% W.P. was the standard, distilled water was the negative control, and undiluted cow urine was the positive control. The undiluted cow urine was most effective in inhibiting fungal growth with the rest of the cow urine concentrations showing dose dependent efficacy compared to the negative control (P< 0.01). Copper oxychloride had the highest efficacy of all treatments with the exception of the inhibition of mycelial growth where undiluted cow urine had higher efficacy and sporulation where efficacy was comparable to undiluted cow urine. There is potential for the use of cow urine as a means of controlling Fusarium bark disease with other advantages being availability, low cost, and limited environmental damage.

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Effect of Cow Urine on the Growth Characteristics ofFusarium lateritium, an Important Coffee Fungus in Zimbabwe

Gotora

Masaka

Sungirai

2014

International Journal of Agronomy

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“…This study was able to assess traditional importance of cow urine, bile and dung in the folk medicine of Nigeria and South Africa. From the various assertions of the respondents, the results of the survey is in agreement with recent reports from other countries where cow urine was confirmed to have high therapeutic effect in the treatment of various diseases [16,17,19]. The wound healing of cow urine was reported in Wister albino rats and the outcome of the treatment revealed that it hastened healing process [25].…”

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“…Cow urine is reported to be capable of treating many curable and incurable diseases and has been used extensively for many decades across continents especially among Indians [2,17,18]. The composition of cow urine, bile and dung has been fully described [2,[17][18][19][20][21]. The cow dung has been used as fertilizer, cheap fuel, housing materials, insect repellent and in bio-remediation [2,3,22].…”

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Ethnoveterinary survey of tradomedical importance of <i>Bos taurus</i> L urine, bile and dung in Nigeria and South Africa

Oyedeji-Amusa¹,

Ojuromi²,

Ashafa³

2016

Trop. J. Pharm Res

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“…CU enhances the immunocompetence by facilitating the synthesis of interleukin-1 and -2 [23,24], augments B - and T- lymphocyte blastogenesis, and IgA, IgM and IgG antibody titers [25]. …”

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Chemotherapeutic potential of Cow Urine and #8211; A Review

Randhawa¹,

Sharma²

2015

J Intercult Ethnopharmacol

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In the grim scenario where presently about 70% of pathogenic bacteria are resistant to at least one of the drugs for the treatment, cue is to be taken from traditional/indigenous medicine to tackle it urgently. The Indian traditional knowledge emanates from ayurveda, where Bos indicus is placed at a high pedestal for numerous uses of its various products. Urine is one of the products of a cow with many benefits and without toxicity. Various studies have found good antimicrobial activity of cow's urine (CU) comparable with standard drugs such as ofloxacin, cefpodoxime, and gentamycin, against a vast number of pathogenic bacteria, more so against Gram-positive than negative bacteria. Interestingly antimicrobial activity has also been found against some resistant strains such as multidrug-resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antimicrobial action is enhanced still further by it being an immune-enhancer and bioenhancer of some antibiotic drugs. Antifungal activity was comparable to amphotericin B. CU also has anthelmintic and antineoplastic action. CU has, in addition, antioxidant properties, and it can prevent the damage to DNA caused by the environmental stress. In the management of infectious diseases, CU can be used alone or as an adjunctive to prevent the development of resistance and enhance the effect of standard antibiotics.

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Analysis of Cow’s Urine for Detection of Lipase Activity and Anti-Microbial Properties.

Cited by 16 publications

References 2 publications

Effect of Cow Urine on the Growth Characteristics ofFusarium lateritium, an Important Coffee Fungus in Zimbabwe

Effect of Cow Urine on the Growth Characteristics ofFusarium lateritium, an Important Coffee Fungus in Zimbabwe

Ethnoveterinary survey of tradomedical importance of <i>Bos taurus</i> L urine, bile and dung in Nigeria and South Africa

Chemotherapeutic potential of Cow Urine and #8211; A Review

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