Elemental analysis of medicinal plants from different sites. Medicinal properties of these plant samples and their elemental distribution have been correlated. Xray beam was used to excite each sample and spectra were recorded with a high resolution sili detector. The role of medicinal plants in disease prevention or control has been attributed to the antioxidant properties of their constituents, usually associated with a wide range of amphipathic molecules that are broadly referred. Organization who7 cites maximum permissible levels in raw plant materials only. Elemental analysis of some medicinal plants used in traditional medicine by atomic absorption spectrophotometer aas different elemental constituents at trace levels of plants play an effective role in the medicines prepared.
An illustrated, scientific and medicinal approach appears to be a medical compendium of plants intended as a guide and reference resource for professionals in the field. In this study, the morphology and elemental constituents of h. The mineral analysis showed the presence of cr, zn, cu, mn, fe, ca, k, mg and na in the roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits of the plants in three different phenological stages. The purpose of the present work was to perform a detailed validation of the analytical procedure and estimate the measurement uncertainty budget for determination of some essential fe, mn, zn, cr, cu, al, mg and toxic pb, cd, ni, as elements in the medicinal plants and their aqueous extracts. To my delight and i am sure of anyone who picks up this book, i discovered it contains nug.
Quantitative determination of essential and trace element. The quantitative metal analysis of leaves and ripened fruits shows the presence of vital essential minerals. Qualitative elemental analysis of some selected antidiabetic. Present study deals with the morphological, cytological and phytochemical characterization of eclipta alba. Nutritional content and elemental and phytochemical. Medicinal value of the plant is due to presence of a variety of phytochemical and elemental. Present study investigates the concentration of elemental constituents of seven selected medicinally important plants of bangladesh. Literature related to the elemental contents of ethno medicinal plants was acquired by utilizing electronic databases. In the present study trace elemental analysis employing particle induced xray emission pixe technique is carried out in two selected medicinal plants used in. The nondestructive nature of microxrf analysis with the xgt systems opens this field of elemental analysis to biolo gical applications. Journal of medicinal plants research elemental analysis. Trace elements analysis in some medicinal plants using graphite. Qualitative elemental analysis of five selected antidiabetic medicinal plants have been done by xray fluorescence xrf technique using lif200, lif220, ge, pe and px1 as analysing crystals.
Proximate composition, phytochemical analysis, cassia tora l. They were then studied for various morphological features, meiosis and phytochemicals. They have many medicinal properties which are used to cure numerous diseases. Some studies on elemental analysis of medicinal plants are found in literature. Due to the importance of the elements present in medicinal herbs, several studies have. Elemental analysis of medicinal plants from different. Pohl, elemental analysis of teas and their infusions. Elemental analysis of ten sudanese medicinal plants using. In the present study, dry leaf powder of two medicinal plants was used. Physicochemical, phytochemical and elemental analysis of.
That is why quantitative analysis of different elemental concentrations may lead to perceive easily about the importance of medicinal plants in treating different disorders and to understand their remedial mystery 5. Herbal medicine is a popular means of medical management in some parts of the world especially in africa. To my delight and i am sure of anyone who picks up. Elemental profile analysis of some traditional medicinal. Elemental analysis was carried out in medicinal plant samples using 3600, edxrf spectrometer. Introduction medicinal plants provide about 80% drugs worldwide.
The data analysis was carried out by the next software. Trace elemental analysis of some antidiabetic medicinal. Pdf selected plants used in traditional chinese medicine garcinia cambogia, emblica officinalis, angelica sinensis, schisandra sinensis. Elemental analysis of organic compounds with the use of automated chns analyzers v. Introduction in the recent years, there has been a gradual increase of interest in the use of medicinal plants in. Department of physics, manipur university, canchipur, imphal 795003, india. Literature related to the elemental contents of ethno medicinal plants was acquired by.
Pdf cytomorphological and preliminary phytochemical. In addition, the article addresses some applications in a range of sample matrices. International journal phytopharmacy research 21 11. The current study revealed that all the metals were accumulated to greater or lesser extents by all ten investigated plant species. Introduction plants have been used in treating human diseases for thousands of years. The main objective of the present study is to analyze the fluorescent characters of the two medicinal plants. Qualitative elemental analysis was determined in various parts of potential antiasthmatic medicinal plants using energy dispersive xray fluorescence edxrf spectrometer. Research open access validation and measurement uncertainty. The plant materials eclipta alba whole plant were collected from banga region of punjab, india.
Proximate and phytochemical analysis of cassia tora leaves. A medicinal plant is any plant which, in one or more of its organ, contains substances that can be. Medicinal plants maintain the health and vitality of individual and also cure various diseases including cancer without causing toxicity. Study of some ayurvedic indian medicinal plants for the essential trace elemental contents by instrumental neutron activation analysis and atomic absorption spectroscopy techniques. Main analytical techniques used for elemental analysis in. Pdf different elemental constituents at trace levels of plants play an effective role in the medicines prepared. Research article qualitative elemental analysis of selected potential antiasthmatic medicinal plant taxa using edxrf technique s. Elemental analysis of medicinal herbs and dietary supplements. A trace elemental analysis was carried out in various parts of 12 anticancer medicinal plants, using the pixe particle. Elemental analysis of medicinal plants and their impacts. Samuel1 1department of medicinal plant research and traditional medicine, national institute for pharmaceutical research and development niprd, pmb 21.
In the modern world, popularity of various medicinal plants and plant therapies in treating various diseases is increasing. Preliminary results figure 2 illustrate how plant leaves can. The elemental content in selected medicinal leaves is various proportions depending on the soil composition, location of plant specimen and the climate in. Elemental analysis of antiallergenic indigenous plants.
Introduction and importance of medicinal plants and herbs. Evaluation of major and trace elements in medicinal plants scielo. In china, medicinal plants form an integral part of the. Aim of the present study was to document ethnomedicinal plants used against gastrointestinal complaints in five selected remote regions of pakistan and to select potential medicinal plants for further in vitro and in vivo investigation. The term medicinal plant include various types of plants used in herbalism herbology or herbal medicine. Trace elemental analysis of some antidiabetic medicinal plants using particle induced xray emission pixe author links open overlay panel a. The metallic elements concentrations of medicinal plants coriander, dill, echinacea, lavender, chamomile, mint, and plantain, used for phytopharmaceutical products, cultivated in unpolluted region, were analyzed by neutron activation analysis. Phytochemical, physico chemical and elemental analysis of. Most of the medicinal plants were found to be rich in one or more of the elements under study. Nageswara raoa a department of physics, kakatiya university, warangal, telangana 506 009, india b department of plant sciences, university of hyderabad, hyderabad 500 046, telangana, india. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a. Trace element analysis of plant and nutritional supplement materials is well established.
Introduction human beings have used plants to treat various diseases since prehistoric ages. Nikulicheva vorozhtsov institute of organic chemistry, siberian division, russian academy of sciences, pr. A study was undertaken to evaluate the inorganic elements for humans in two indian medicinal plants leaves, namely sphaeranthus indicus, and cassia fistula by instrumental neutron activation analysis inaa. Elemental analysis of medicinal plants and their impacts on human health abdul sattar1,2, abdul baqi1,3, muhammad suleman4, muhammad tahir shah1,4, samiullah1, naqeebullah khan1 and attiqurrehman1 1. Fluorescent analysis of the leaf powder of the two plants was carried out. The human use of plants as medicines may be traced back at least 60,000 years with the help of fossil studies1,2. Heavy metals in egyptian spices and medicinal plants and.
The elemental concentration in different part of medicinal plants and their biological effects on human physiology are discussed. Maestro and gupix software were used for data acquisition and analysis. Phytochemical, physicochemical, microscopic and elemental analyses were carried out on the plant to establish basic monograph information for and. Phytochemical, pharmacognostic and elemental analysis of. The possibility of economic opportunities that these medicinal plants can provide if these plants are domesticated also. Phytochemical, pharmacognostic and elemental analysis of cayratia gracilis guill. Estimation of trace elements in some medicinal plants used. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy ftir and wavelength.
Qualitative elemental analysis of selected potential anti. Data on ethnomedicinal plants and ethnographic profile of respondents was documented using semistructured questionnaires. The elemental composition of medicinal plants is now very often an object of study 3,4. Keywords elemental, medicinal plant, pixe, sili detector, software, di sease 1. A study of the elemental analysis and the effect of the. Elemental analysis of leaves and extracts of casearia medicinal.
Analysis of data was done and indigenous knowledge was documented. The medicinal plants are psidium guajava and citrus aurantium. Most of the ex medicinal plants were found to be rich in one or more of the elements under study. One reason for this is the need to monitor the level of elements, which have a potentially negative effect on human health, such as hg. Species were scientifically identified with the aid of the useful plants of west tropical africa6, nigerian weeds4 nigeria trees16 and medicinal plants of nigeria booklet3. Rapid elemental analysis and provenance study of blumea. The capability for large area, high spatial resolution analysis means that even whole leaves can be analysed without needing a damaging vacuum. Profile of trace elements in selected medicinal plants of. Ambrosia maritima elemental analysis of ten sudanese medicinal plants using xray fluorescence.
It is the use of plants for medicinal purposes, and the study of such uses. Plant samples were dried, weighed, digested and analyzed for their mineral distribution level ranging from trace to major elements by graphite. Pdf elemental analysis of medicinal herbs and dietary. Dec 10, 2012 elemental analysis of plant material 1. Worldwide, marijuana use is permitted for medicinal purposes in countries including australia, canada, croatia, czech republic, macedonia, and poland. The paper presents the development, validation, and evaluation of measurement uncertainty of. Medicinal plants are widely used all over the world and. Currently, 29 us states, the district of columbia, guam, and puerto rico allow for comprehensive public medical marijuana and cannabis programs 1. The medicinal plants are a source of biologically important elements which are necessary both for animals and plants. The elemental composition of a plant has a great impact on its quality, and depends on its provenance, therefore, a rapid and accurate elemental analysis method is necessary to study the provenance of medicinal. The mineral analysis of leaves and ripened fruits of canthium coromandelicum was estimated by using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Instrumental neutron activation analysis inaa was applied to determine the inorganic composition of leaves and extracts from three different species of casearia genus plant c. Quantification of essential and toxic inorganic elements is an important task in determining the effectiveness of the medicinal plants in treating certain diseases.
Elemental analysis of medicinal plants from different sites by instrumental neutron activation analysis. Quantitative determination of essential and trace element content of medicinal plants and their infusions by xrf and icp techniques. Multielement analysis of plant extracts with potential use in the treatment of. Elemental analysis of antiallergenic indigenous plants and. Physicochemical, phytochemical and elemental analysis of stem bark and roots of berberis asiatica swati patni a, archana n sah a, harsahay meena b, hemant k pandey b and aarti manchanda b adepartment of pharmaceutical sciences, kumaun university, bhimtal campus, bhimtal nainital, 2636, uttarakhand, india. Medicinal plants, elemental analysis, unani medicine system introduction medicinal plants play a significant role in providing primary health care services to rural people and are used by about 80% of the marginal communities around the world. Casearia species present similar elemental composition.
Inaa experiment was performed by using 20 kw kamini reactor at indira gandhi centre for atomic research igcar, kalpakkam. Elemental characterization of romanian crop medicinal. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the chemical composition and nutritional values of dried m. Nutritional content and elemental and phytochemical analyses. Plant mineral analysis the hebrew university of jerusalem faculty of agricultural, food and environmental quality sciences rehovot, israel vasiliy v. Journal of medicinal plants research elemental analysis of. The elemental concentration in the medicinal plants are given in table 2. Estimation of trace elements in some medicinal plants used in anti. One medicinal plant is found to be used for different purpose. Research study of elemental analysis of a medicinal plant. The mean concentrations of various metals in the plant samples were shown in table 2. Present study is mainly focused on elemental analysis of two selected antiallergenic indigenous plants cynadon dactylon l.
Pdf proximate and elemental analysis of five selected. Elemental analysis of medicinal herbs and dietary supplements, analytical letters, 48. A study was undertaken to evaluate the inorganic elements for humans in two indian medicinal plants leaves, namely sphaeranthus indicus, and cassia fistula by. This article provides an overview of the most sensitive techniques of elemental analysis such as atomic absorptionemission spectrometry, mass spectrometry, xray fluorescence, voltametry, and nuclear techniques.
Elemental analysis techniques were used in the detection of various. The analysis of medicinal plants and tea by this method has a long history 10. The measured essential element levels and discussed their role in human body metabolism in traditional herbal medicines using inaa 5 and also used inaa method for study of essential trace elements in. Phytochemical is a natural bioactive compound in plants, such as vegetables, fruits, medicinal plants, flowers, leaves, roots that work with nutrients and fibers to act as a defense system against disease or more accurately to protect against disease. Elemental analysis of leaves and extracts of casearia. Plant materials ten commercial plant species namely. The cobs of the five plants were ground together and the analysis made of this mixture, so that the variation in the composition of these organs. The medicinal value of these plants is due to the presence of a variety of phytochemicals and their elemental composition. Natural products discovered from medicinal plants have played an important role in treatment of cancer. Elemental analysis of ten sudanese medicinal plants using x. Inorganic elemental levels present in medicinal plants are of great importance due to their pharmacological actions 2. Department of chemistry, university of balochistan, quetta 87300pakistan 2.
Total nine different elements namely p, s, k, ca, sc, ti, v, cr and fe have been detected in all the plants. Statistical analysis of the analytical data of leaf showed that the three casearia species present similar elemental composition. Of these, the present study reports energy dispersive xray fluorescence edxrf technique for the elemental analysis of medicinal. Original research article pen ccess elemental analysis of. Preliminary phytochemical and antimicrobial screening of whole plant extracts of canthium parriflorumlam. Several analytical methods have been used for determination of elements in. A study of the elemental analysis and the effect of the pressurised hot water extraction method phwe on the antibacterial activity of moringa oleifera and moringa ovalifolia plant parts by charlene makita. First series transition elemental analysis in some. The xrf spectras of the studied plants in different analysing crystals are as follows. Moringa oleifera is a tree distributed in mexican semiarid and coastal regions.
In the preparation of material the husks were placed with the leaves and the tassel with the stem. Quantitative determination of essential and trace element content of. Study of some indian medicinal plants by application of. Elemental analysis of some medicinal plants used in traditional medicine by atomic absorption spectrophotometer aas article pdf available in journal of medicinal plant research 419. Different elemental constituents at trace levels of plants play an effective role in the medicines prepared. Pdf elemental analysis of some medicinal plants used in. Multielement analysis of cannabis and hemp using icpms. Ethnomedicinal evaluation of medicinal plants used against. Multielement analysis of plant extracts with potential use. Elemental analysis of organic compounds with the use of. The elemental concentration in different part of medicinal plants and their biological effects on human beings are discussed.