Find out the secret of ant's healing abilities

American scientists say that the chemical in an ant species in China can help people create anti-inflammatory, analgesic and other drugs.

Experts from the American Chemical Society analyzed the chemicals they extracted from Polyrhacis lamellidens - a type of ant which Chinese people often use in traditional remedies and discovered Polyketide - an active metabolite. Use cell protection and contact.

Many previous studies have shown that polyketide can prevent arthritis, infections and many other diseases. Polyketides are also found in many plants, fungi and bacteria.

American scientists say that the chemical in an ant species in China can help people create anti-inflammatory, analgesic and other drugs.

The results of the study, published in the Journal of Natural Products on April 25, help people understand why ants are used as food or drinks to treat diseases such as joint pain or hepatitis in the background. Traditional medicine of Chinese people.

Scientists think ants are used as drugs because they have many useful chemicals in their bodies. But before this study was published, no scientist has found substances that have therapeutic effects in ants.