Fourteen lactic acid bacteria isolated from fermented foods and healthy animal feces in Thailand were characterized for their potential as probiotics. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses identified them as Lactiplantibacillus, Levilactobacillus, Limosilactobacillus, Lacticaseibacillus,...

Plants have been employed for their therapeutic and aesthetic benefits since ancient times. Traditional herbal medicine is well-documented and practised in India. The goal of the current review is to provide current information on botany, morphology, ecological biodiversity, medicinal uses,...

In Thailand, knowledge about the factors affecting broiler losses during the preslaughter process is very limited, especially for broilers raised without an antibiotic program. The objective of this study was to determine the preslaughter factors that influence the incidence of dead on arrival...

Objective: This study investigated the effects of feeding anthocyanin-rich black cane treated with ferrous sulfate and molasses on animal performance, rumen fermentation, microbial composition, blood biochemical indices, and carcass characteristics in meat goats. Methods: Thirty-two...

Probiotics have a significant impact on mental health through the gut-brain axis mechanism. From Thai fermented foods, various probiotic bacterial strains have been isolated. The present study was aimed at investigating the effects of probiotics from Thai fermented foods on anxiety and...

Objective: To investigate the effect of Oroxylum indicum fruit extract on high-fat diet-induced hyperlipidemic mice. Methods: The phytochemical composition of Oroxylum indicum fruit extract was determined by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and gas...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a major world-wide health problem and is characterized by lipid accumulation in the liver induced by high fat diet (HFD) consumption. It is usually associated with inflammation, oxidative stress, and insulin resistance. Roselle extract (Hibiscus...

This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of probiotics and synbiotics from traditional Thai fermented tea leaves (Miang) on dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis in mice, in comparison to sulfasalazine. C57BL/6 mice were treated with probiotics L. pentosus A14-6, CMY46 and...

Context: Although Dolichandrone serrulata (Wall. ex DC.) Seem (Bignoniaceae) flower (DSF) improves hyperglycaemia, testicular damage and sperm quality in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) animals, its effects on the seminal vesicles, secreting seminal plasma, are unknown. Objective: This study...

Background: In 2019, 14.0% of infants in Thailand were exclusively breastfed up to 6 months of age. To increase exclusive breastfeeding, an objective assessment measure would be useful to maternity care providers for appraising the problems encountered by new mothers' experiences with...