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

Herbal remedies are considered the oldest forms of health care known to mankind on this earth. The different elemental concentration at trace level of medicinal plant also plays an important role in the treatment of diseases. Different parts of the plants such as roots, leaves, stem, bark, fruits, seeds etc depending on the plant species are generally used for the preparation of traditional medicines. In this present work, some selected medicinal plants were collected from different parts of Manipur, India and analysed by using EDXRF (Energy dispersive 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 and Strontium were detected. Also the elemental content of each plant part has been correlated with its potential application as herbal medicine

کلیدواژه ها:

Herbal remedies ، Trace ، Diseases ، Medicinal plant