Anti-Diarrheal Effects of a Combination of Korean Traditional Herbal
Extracts
and Dioctahedral Smectite
on Piglet Diarrhea Caused by
Escherichia coli and
Salmonella typhimurium
Won-Chul Jung,Chun-Nam
Cha1, Yeo-Eun Lee2, Chang-Yeol Yoo2,3,
Eun-Kee Park4, Suk Kim and Hu-Jang Lee*
Research Institute of Live Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine,
Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, Korea;1Engineering
Research Institute, Department of Industrial Systems Engineering,
Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, Korea;2Department
of Environmental Health, Graduate School of Public Health,Gyeongsang
National University, Chinju, Korea;3Department
of Computer Information, Gyeongnam Provincial Namhae College, Namhae,
Korea;4Department
of Environmental Epidemiology,Institute
of Industrial Ecological Sciences,University
of Occupational and Environmental Health,Kitakyushu,
Japan.
*Corresponding Author:
hujang@gnu.ac.kr
Abstract
The present study evaluated anti-diarrheal effects of a mixture of Coptidis
rhizoma, Lonicerae flos, and Paeonia japonica (1:1:1, v/v/v) methanol
extracts and dioctahedral smectite (CLPD) on piglet diarrhea caused by
Escherichia coli (E. coli) and
Salmonella typhimurium (S.
typhimurium). Diarrhea index of group 1 administered by 0.5% CLPD mixed with
feed, decreased with the passage of time and was insignificantly differed
compared to that of control. In group 2 administered by 1.0% CLPD mixed with
feed, diarrhea index was significantly decreased compared to that of control and
group I during overall experimental periods (P<0.05). After administration of
CLPD mixed with feed, the number of E. coli and S. typhimurium in
piglet feces of group 1 except for the 1st day was significantly decreased
compared to that of the control group (P<0.05), and the number of E. coli
and S. typhimurium in piglet feces of group 2 except for the 1st day was
significantly decreased compared to that of the control group and group I
(P<0.05). This study showed that CLPD had anti-diarrheal effect on E. coli
and S. typhimurium causing diarrhea in piglets. CLPD could be an
effective candidate for the treatment of enteric bacterial infections in
piglets.
Key words: Anti-diarrheal
effect;
Dioctahedral smectite;
E. coli;
Korean traditional herbal; extracts;
S. typhimurium