Nutritional Potentiality and Elemental Analysis of Leaves Extract of Selected Medicinal Plants

S.Sree Gayathri; Dr. (Mrs.) Rachel Regi Daniel

Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Nutritional Potentiality and Elemental Analysis of Leaves Extract of Selected Medicinal Plants

S. Sree Gayathri, Dr. Mrs. Rachel Regi Daniel

Abstract :

Indian literatures mention the use of plants in the treatment of various human ailments. Though ample literature

on therapeutic application of medicinal plants was available but data on the proximate composition of medicinal

plants is very scarce. The study was undertaken to investigate the compositions of some common medicinal plants. The plant leaves are widely

used in pharmaceutical preparation because of therapeutic efficacy against various diseases. The leaves were analyzed for ash content, moisture, crude fat, crude fie, crude carbohydrate, and crude protein. The essential elements such as Fe, Cu, Cr, Mg and Ni have been analyzed

using Atomic Absorption Spectrometric method from the leaf extract of selected medicinal plants in variable range.