Bugnay (Antidesma bunius)as an Alternative Therapeutic Beverage For Urinary Tract Infection

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Bugnay (Antidesma bunius) a highly nutritious fruit of an evergreen tree found across Singapore, Malaysia, and in our locality. In English, it is more popular as a salamander tree. Bugnay is well known for its health benefits. It serves as a natural treatment for an illness like urinary tract infections (UTI). This is one of the common health problems that bugnay can contribute. In this study, the researchers sought the health benefits of bugnay fruit through a natural process of winemaking without any artificial ingredients that would harm our body.

METHODS

In this study, experimentation and a qualitative research method were used to develop the bugnay fruit to wine. We focused on the natural way of wine making to ensure that there are no negative effects on our body since all ingredients are edible. By gathering bugnay fruits from the vicinity of our municipality and mixing it to the muscovado sugar (sugar cane) that served as a representative about the absence of the refined sugar. This experiment took a long wait for about 3 months to create the final product. After a certain period,natural wine was fermented. Then, the researchers conducted qualitative research in the form of a survey to people who are suffering from urinary tract infections in order to prove that bugnay wine would really help in a particular health problem.

RESULTS

Under the phytochemical screening of the Antidesma bunius, it verified the presence of different kinds of flavonoids, terpene, sugar, and tannins that are safe. This bugnay contains cytotoxic, antioxidants, antiplatelet, antimicrobial, antihypertensive, and anticancer that can help various diseases. Bugnay wine can be an alternative source to synthetic medicine that can cure some health problems like Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). This was proven safe because it does not contain any harmful substances.

DISCUSSIONS

The researchers focused on one of our respondents who experienced urinary tract infection and get the result of her first urinary test, which was very high (pus cells: 5-7). After giving bugnay wine that served as an alternative treatment for one month, a new result of urinalysis was tested and issued and the pus cells became normal (0-2). It really helps with the health problems without any other supplements and medications taken. Antidesma bunius is good for the health since it contains substances that can relieve some health problems specifically the urinary tract infection.