Trace element profile of some selected medicinal plants of Manipur, India

Authors

  • C.h. B. Devi Department of Chemistry, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal-795 003, India
  • N.K. S. Singh Department of Physics, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal-795 003, India
  • S. S. Ram UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Kolkata Centre, Kol;kata-700 098, India
  • M. Sudarshan UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Kolkata Centre, Kol;kata-700 098, India
  • A. Chakraborty UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Kolkata Centre, Kol;kata-700 098, India
  • N. Rajmuhon Department of Chemistry, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal-795 003, India

Keywords:

Herbal remedies,Trace,Diseases,Medicinal plant

Abstract

Herbal remedies areconsidered the oldest forms of health care known to mankind on this earth. Thedifferent elemental concentration at trace level of medicinal plant also playsan important role in the treatment of diseases. Different parts of the plantssuch as roots, leaves, stem, bark, fruits, seeds etc depending on the plantspecies are generally used for the preparation of traditional medicines. Inthis present work, some selected medicinal plants were collected from differentparts of Manipur, India and analysed by using EDXRF (Energydispersive X-ray fluorescence), a fast multi-elemental analytical technique.Fourteen elements namely, Potassium, Calcium, Titanium, Vanadium, Chromium,Manganese, Iron, Copper, Zinc, Arsenic, Selenium, Bromine, Rubidium andStrontium were detected. Also the elemental content of each plant part has beencorrelated with its potential application as herbal medicine.

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B. Devi, C., S. Singh, N., S. Ram, S., Sudarshan, M. ., Chakraborty, A. ., & Rajmuhon, N. . (2013). Trace element profile of some selected medicinal plants of Manipur, India. Scientific Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2(9), 332-340. Retrieved from http://sjournals.com/index.php/sjpas/article/view/963

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