Chinese Herbal Medicines as Potential Agents for Alleviation of Heat Stress in Poultry

Table 5

Fatty acid profiles of herbal medicine extracts (based on %).

Herbal medicine	C14:0	C16:0	C16:1	C18:0	C18:1n-9	C18:2n-6	C18:3n-6	C18:3n-3	TSFA	TUFA	TMUFA	Total PUFA	TUFA:TSFA
Bai Zhu (Atractylodes)	0.00	13.89	0.00	1.57	7.87	70.94	0.00	5.73	15.46	84.54	7.87	76.67	5.47
Bai Shao (Paeonia)	0.00	19.67	0.36	2.26	22.58	49.74	0.00	5.39	22.29	77.71	22.58	55.13	3.49
Chai Hu (Bupleurum)	0.00	26.56	0.83	5.01	23.17	37.99	1.86	4.59	32.40	67.60	23.17	44.44	2.09
Bo He (Mentha)	1.71	28.98	1.12	5.40	21.75	14.56	1.82	24.67	37.21	62.79	21.75	41.05	1.69
Bu Gu Zhi (Psoralea)	0.00	9.99	0.00	52.76	9.50	19.44	0.58	7.73	62.75	37.25	9.50	27.75	0.59
Gan Cao (Glycyrrhiza)	0.00	17.63	0.15	3.35	18.01	51.62	0.00	9.25	21.13	78.87	18.01	60.87	3.73

Values are mean of three replicates; C14:0, myristic acid; C16:0, palmitic acid; C16:1, palmitoleic acid; C18:0, stearic acid; C18:1n-9, oleic acid; C18:2n-6, linoleic acid; C18:3n-6, γ-linolenic acid; C18:3n-3, α-linolenic acid; TSFA, total saturated fatty acids; TUFA, total unsaturated fatty acids; TMUFA, total monounsaturated fatty acids; TPUFA, total polyunsaturated fatty acids; TUFA:TSFA, unsaturated fatty acids: saturated fatty acids ratio.