Objective:To analyse the Piper ash suspension and the salts obtained from young and matured P.aduncum species.Methods:Salts obtained by evaporating the ash filtrates of young and matured Piper aduncum shrubs and an as...Objective:To analyse the Piper ash suspension and the salts obtained from young and matured P.aduncum species.Methods:Salts obtained by evaporating the ash filtrates of young and matured Piper aduncum shrubs and an ash suspension sample obtained from Busiga village were analysed for cations and anions.Results:No organic part was found and only common inorganic cations and anions were present in all these samples.The Busiga sample,in addition,contained huge amounts of carbon ash(21.18 g/L).The essential mineral electrolyte content for the two salts was found to be 58.25%and 48.59%respectively.Details on electrical conductivity,Fourier transform infrared spectral and antimicrobial studies are discussed.Conclusions:Though it has been a myth and mystery that people get cured from maladies,the rate of curing is possibly related to the presence of mineral electrolytes present in the suspension,and a rich change in the diet the patients adapt during such circumstances.展开更多
文摘Objective:To analyse the Piper ash suspension and the salts obtained from young and matured P.aduncum species.Methods:Salts obtained by evaporating the ash filtrates of young and matured Piper aduncum shrubs and an ash suspension sample obtained from Busiga village were analysed for cations and anions.Results:No organic part was found and only common inorganic cations and anions were present in all these samples.The Busiga sample,in addition,contained huge amounts of carbon ash(21.18 g/L).The essential mineral electrolyte content for the two salts was found to be 58.25%and 48.59%respectively.Details on electrical conductivity,Fourier transform infrared spectral and antimicrobial studies are discussed.Conclusions:Though it has been a myth and mystery that people get cured from maladies,the rate of curing is possibly related to the presence of mineral electrolytes present in the suspension,and a rich change in the diet the patients adapt during such circumstances.
