They are bitter compounds and can decrease feed palatability and feed intake. While some saponins can decrease growth in swine and poultry, others have beneficial effects and are used as feed additives. Alkaloids, in general, are bitter and toxic. However, many alkaloids have medicinal properties. Triterpenes are biochemically complex.
Many terpenes have medicinal properties, though many also are toxic.
Without better phytochemical information about this plant it is neither possible to determine if it contains compounds that may be medicinal nor ones that could be toxic. Return to Index Uses and Efficacy As with the chemical composition and toxicity information, few data are available regarding the efficacy of Buddleja americana . Farmers in Honduras indicated that it was used to relieve stomach pain caused primarily by parasites. It normally is combined with plants that are supposed to kill the parasites. However, the only information regarding its efficacy was about its ability to control bacteria.