Determination of mineral elements in medicinal plants used for the cure of bronchitis, kidney and bladder disorder, skin diseases and gonorrhea etc

ABSTRACT

Determination of mineral elements in thirty-two medicinal plants i.e. abroma augusta, abutilon hirtum, alocasia indica, argemone mexicano [Roots], argemone mexicana [seeds], astera cantha longifolia, Barleria prionitis, barringtonia racemosa, berberis aristata, caesalpinia crista, cassia angustifolia, centratherum anthelminticum, cissampelos pareira, crataeva nurvala, didymocarpus pedicellata, embelia ribes, ficus carica, hedychium spicatum, heliotropium strigosum, holarrhena antidysenterica, ichnocarpus frutescens, justicia gendarussa, lagenandra toxicaria, mimusops elengi, orchis mascula, pedalium murex, randia dumetorum, sphaeranthus indicus, teramnus labialis, tylophora indica, verbascum thapsus and vitis vinifera used for the cure of bronchitis, kidney and bladder disorder, skin diseases and gonorrhoea etc. have been carried out. Concentrations of Na, K, Cu, Ni, Mn, Co, Zn, Cd, Fe, Pd, Mg, Cr, Ca, Hg, Al, Ag, Sr, Mo, and V were determined by using flame photometer [FPM], atomic absorption sepctrometer [AAS] and inductively coupled Plasma [ICP] respectively. Mineral elements Mn, Mg, Zn, Ca, Fe, Ni, Cr, Na, K, Al and Sr are present in all the thirty-two medicinal plants