Matrine is extracted by dried roots, plants, and fruits of the legume Sophora flavescens with organic solvents such as ethanol. It is an alkaloid.

Let’s take a look at the wide range of applications of matrine, maybe you just need it in your life.

Application of matrine in the prevention and treatment of livestock and poultry diseases

  1. Insect resistance

Insect disease is one of the problems frequently encountered by livestock farmers, which affects the sustainable and healthy development of the livestock industry. In recent years, studies have found that matrine has excellent anti-insect effects. Matrine also has better safety in anti-insects. Matrine water is used as an insecticide on the surface of animals and has no toxic and side effects on the animal body.

  1. Health care and growth

The alkaloids in many herbal medicines have the function of enhancing immunity and improving the defense barrier. Matrine contains matrine, which has inhibitory effects on many bacteria, fungi and protozoa. Its bitter taste has a stomachic effect and can increase appetite. Matrine has the potential as a new feed additive in production.

  1. Antibacterial effect

At present, chicken colibacillosis, as a serious bacterial infectious disease, causes rapid morbidity and large numbers of deaths in chickens, causing great harm to poultry. Matrine has received good results in the prevention and treatment of bacterial infectious diseases.

Data shows that Sophora flavescens extract has obvious antibacterial effects on Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus to Gram-negative bacteria, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter gallisepticum, etc. effect.

  1. Poultry

The main component in the crude extract of Sophora flavescens is matrine. Matrine can inhibit the protein synthesis or gene expression of E. coli in chickens, and can also be combined with the protein in the bacteria to make it disintegrate, and this effect is continuous. It can be seen from the above studies that matrine is a relatively safe and highly effective antibacterial drug. It has a good experimental foundation and can be widely used.

  1. Pig

Adding additives composed of multi-flavor Chinese herbal extract sources such as matrine to sow feed can effectively prevent yellow and white scour of sucking piglets, significantly reduce piglet mortality, and increase piglet breeding rate and litter weight.

  1. Antiviral effect

Matrine can reduce cell degeneration and necrosis caused by viruses, and promote cell regeneration and repair. Multi-channel, multi-step, and can improve the adverse reactions and symptoms of the body caused by the virus, which is the unique advantage of matrine. It can comprehensively improve the immunity of poultry and livestock.

Recommended uses of Sophora flavescens products:

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Application of matrine in cosmetics

Cosmetic efficacy: used to treat eczema and dermatitis, with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects; it has a promoting effect on the production of collagen and the proliferation of fibroblasts. It can be used for skin anti-aging; it also has a moisturizing effect.

Application products: Anti-inflammatory agent, antioxidant, skin conditioner

The application of matrine in agriculture

Matrine is extracted from the roots, stems, leaves and fruits of the Chinese herbal medicine Sophora flavescens by ethanol and other organic solvents. It is an alkaloid, generally the total alkaloids of matrine. The main ingredients are matrine, oxymatrine and sophora fruit. Alkali, oxysophocarpine, sophoridine, etc., with the highest content of matrine and oxymatrine.

Matrine is a natural plant pesticide. Once the pests touch the drug, they will paralyze the nerve center, and then coagulate the body proteins, block the stomata of the pests, and suffocate the pests. This product is low-toxic to humans and animals and is a broad-spectrum insecticide. It has stomach toxicity and contact killing effect. In line with the direction of sustainable agricultural development, currently domestic matrine preparations include 0.3% matrine water, 0.8% matrine lactone water, 1% matrine solution, 1.1% matrine solution, 1.1% matrine Alkali powders, etc., these plant-derived agents have been used to control some pests of vegetables, fruit trees, tea, tobacco and other crops to achieve good control effects.

It has an ideal control effect on vegetable piercing and sucking mouthparts insect aphids, lepidopteran insects Pieris rapae, tea caterpillars, diamondback moths, as well as green tea leafhoppers and whitefly. In addition, it also has a good control effect on vegetable downy mildew, blight and anthracnose. It is worth paying attention to development.

Main pests to be controlled

  1. Various forest leaf-eating pests such as pine caterpillars, poplar zhou’e, American Bai’e, etc. are sprayed evenly with 1000-1500 times solution of 1% matrine soluble liquid during the 2-3 instar larvae occurrence period.
  2. The leaf-eating pests of fruit trees such as tea caterpillars, jujube butterflies, golden moths and other fruit tree leaf-eating pests are sprayed evenly with 800-1200 times solution of 1% matrine soluble liquid.
  3. Pieris rapae: about 7 days after the peak of adult egg laying, the larvae are at 2-3 instars, and the larvae are treated with pesticides. Use 0.3% matrine water 500-700 per mu Ml, add 40-50 kg of water to spray. This product has a good effect on young larvae and poor sensitivity to 4-5 instar larvae.

Matters needing attention It is strictly forbidden to mix it with alkaline medicine. This product has poor quick-acting effect. It is necessary to do a good job in forecasting and forecasting the pest situation, and applying pesticides in the early stage of pest control.

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