Mineral profile and proximate studies of selected nutraceutical plants of different localities of Pakistan
Mineral profile and proximate studies of selected nutraceutical plants of different localities of Pakistan
Sanam Zarif Satti, Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi, Iftikhar Ahmad and Sumara Zarif
ABSTRACT
Five wild medicinal plants viz: Bacopa monnieri, Bauhinia variegata, Berberis aristata, Caltha alba and Cordia obliqua, were collected from different areas of Abbottabad, Murree, Swat and Azad Kashmir in the months of May-June, 2014 to analyze their nutraceutical potential. The results of proximate analysis indicated highest value of ash content (12.60%) in B. aristata and fiber content (25.59%) in C. obliqua. Highest value of NFE (56.73%) was found in B. monnieri. Fats (9.70%) along with protein (17.53%) was reported high in B. variegata. The minerals profile determined by Energy Dispersive X-rays Spectroscopy (EDX) divulged that among all the plant species highest amount of Carbon (C) in B. aristata (55.63%), Oxygen (O) in C. alba (44.93%), and Magnesium (Mg) in B. monnieri (0.55%) was recorded. Likewise promising concentration of Aluminum (Al) (0.23%) in C. alba, highest value of Silicon (Si) (0.33%) in C. obliqua and Phosphorus (0.32%) in B. variegata was observed, while Aluminum was not detected in B. monnieri and B. variegate. The highest level of Sulphur (S) (0.72%), Potassium (K) (4.37%), Calcium (Ca) (1.64%) and Chlorine (3.09%) was noted in B. monnieri.
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March 2017
Vol. 67, Iss. 1
