Kelus

Kelussia odoratissima

Benefits

Antioxidant
Antiinflammatory
Cardioprotective

Kelus (Kelussia odoratissima) is a rare medicinal plant found in the mountains in Iran. It contains phthalides and phenolic compounds that make it useful for heart health including lowering blood pressure and cholesterol and preventing hypertension and ascites in chickens.

Poultry Specific Studies

Type	Plant Part	Dosage	Specific use	Results	Ref
Chickens	leaves, stems	0.5-0.75% diet	pulmonary hypertension	prevented chickens from developing right ventricular hypertrophy and led to a significant decline in mortality from it.	B Ahmadipour et al., 2015
Chickens	extract	0.1% diet	ascites syndrome	reduced feed conversion ratio, abdominal fat, and serum lipid profile.	M Ghasemi et al., 2015

References

Rostami, A., Zamani Moghaddam, A. K., Hassanpour, H., & Khajali, F.. "Pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure in broiler chickens reared at high altitude is affected by dietary source of n-6 and n-3 fatty acids" Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition. (2016)
Ahmadipour B, Hassanpour H, Asadi E, Khajali F, Rafiei F, Khajali F. "Kelussia odoratissima Mozzaf - a promising medicinal herb to prevent pulmonary hypertension in broiler chickens reared at high altitude" Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2015)
Vatandoost H, Sanei Dehkordi A, Sadeghi SM, Davari B, Karimian F, Abai MR, Sedaghat MM.. "Identification of chemical constituents and larvicidal activity of Kelussia odoratissima Mozaffarian essential oil against two mosquito vectors Anopheles stephensi and Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)." Exp Parasitol. (2012)
Sajjadi, S. E., Shokoohinia, Y., & Moayedi, N. S.. "Isolation and Identification of Ferulic Acid From Aerial Parts of Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff. " Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (2012)

Kelus

Kelussia odoratissima

Benefits

Poultry Specific Studies

References

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