Proximate and nutrient composition of medicinal plants of humid and sub-humid regions in North-west Pakistan

Dynamic Chiropractic

Zabta Khan Shinwari¹  Javid Hussain¹  Mohammad Tahir Shah²  Naeem Khan³  Muhammad Adnan⁴  Ali Bahader⁵  Farman Ullah⁶  Abdul Latif Khan^{7  8}  Takashi Watanabe⁹ 

[1] Technology, Kohat, Pakistan.;Department of Botany, Kohat University of Science &Department of Chemistry, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan.;Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science &Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.;National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan.;School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyunpook National University, Republic of Korea.;The Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden, Research Center for Plant Resources, 4200-6, Godaisan, Kochi City 781-8125, Japan.;Tropical Silviculture and Forest Ecology, Burckhardt Institute, Georg-August-Universitäsgenweg 1, 37077 Göt Göttingen, Büttingen, Germany.

关键词: Proximate analysis;    micro and macro nutrients;    medicinal plants;    humid region;    sub-humid region.;   

DOI  :  10.5897/JMPR09.505

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: MPA Media

【 摘 要 】

The study was carried out to assessproximate compositionandnutrientcontents of five medicinal plant speciescollected from NorthwestPakistan.Bupleurum falcatumandValeriana officinalisbelongs to humid regions, whileForsskalea tenacissima,Lavandula angustifoliaandOtostegia limbatabelongs to sub-humid regions. Proximateanalysis (total protein, fats, carbohydrate, ash, and moisture contents) were carried out followingmethods ofAssociation of Official Analytical Chemists. Macronutrients (Ca, Mg, Na, K) and micronutrients (Fe, Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Cr, Co, Mn) were analyzed using atomic absorption spectrometry. Results revealedhigher concentration of macronutrients inF. tenacissimaand micronutrients inO. limbata. In conclusion, sub-humid region’s species are having higher nutritional value than humid region’s species.

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