Nutritional and Phytochemical Profile of One Hundred Medicinal Plants

Hassan, Waseem; Noreen, Hamsa; Rehman, Shakila; Gul, Shehnaz; Kazmi, S. N.; Zaman, Bakht; Mohammadzai, Imdadullah; Yaseen, Mohammad; Rahman, Abdur; Riaz, Ali

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“…pressure, temperature and humidity. In the nutritional index the ash value is the total amount of inorganic material existing in the sample which are formed after the process combustion; hence illustrated the existence of greater amounts of organic components in the low ash values [32]. Furthermore, the presence of Ashes in the plant indicates the concentration of mineral elements in the plants which may affect the pharmacological activities of plant [33].…”

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Biochemical Analysis and Mineral Composition of Methanolic Extract of Astragalus Gummifer

Hassan

2019

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Traditionally, gum obtained from Astragalus gummifer are consumed as analgesic agent. Current study focused on the proximate, phytochemical and elemental analysis of methanolic extract of A. gummifer. In proximate analysis different nutritional constitutes like moisture, ash and total acidity in methanolic extract of A. gummifer was detected. In proximate screening highest ratio of ash (35.1 ± 2.0 %) indicating a richest bio-resource of vitamins. While the values for moisture (13.5±1.10%) and total acidity (0.009±0.0001%) indicating its valuable properties. Phytochemical screening was implemented for the identification of different bioactive compounds i.e. tannins, flavonoids, gum and mucilage, phenols, saponins, protein & amino acid, alkaloids in methanolic extract of A. gummifer. The results indicated that flavonoids, phenolic compounds, proteins & amino acids and gum & mucilage were present in the extract while saponins and tannins were not found. Mettalic screening was carried out for the quantification of different mineral elements i.e. Fe, Mn, Zn, Cr, Cu and Ni. The highest ratio was documented for Ni (8.69 ppm) followed by (4.73 ppm) for Cr. The lowest concentration was found for Mn measuring (5.30 ppm) while the values for Fe and Zn were recorded as (6.50 ppm and 6.04 ppm) respectively. The results obtained in this study clearly indicated that methanolic extract of A. gummifer is the rich source of secondary metabolites and certain mineral elements which support the use of this plant as stabilizing agent in the food, textile, leather, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industries.

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Biochemical Analysis and Mineral Composition of Methanolic Extract of Astragalus Gummifer

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2019

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“…Any part of a medicinal plant such as seeds, bark, leaves, roots, flowers, fruits can contain some bioactive substances that can be used for therapeutic or medicinal purposes. Phytochemicals are the secondary metabolites that are taxonomically extremely diverse in nature and an excellent reservoir of potential precursors of new drugs based on their modes of pharmacological action [4,5]. Moreover, these bioactive compounds such as flavonoids, terpenoids and alkaloids have received considerable attention for their antimutagenic, anti-malignant, antineoplastic and potential chemo preventive *Corresponding Author:…”

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An Overview on Cancer-Fighting Phytochemicals from Selected Medicinal Plants in Bengal

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Mathews Journal of Pharmaceutical Science

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Bengal possesses a diverse gene pool of ethno-botanically important plant species for alternative medicinal agents. Herbal remedies, also known as botanical medicine, have been recognized as a promising complementary treatment for cancer. In this article, we have methodically highlighted and summarized most popular and effective Bengal plants which possess phytocomponents with anti-cancer properties. Several in vitro as well as in vivo studies demonstrated the details of plant derived metabolites and their promising efficacy against different cancer cell lines. Therefore, recapitulated data about the bioactivity of these phytochemicals, with special emphasis on Bengal medicinal plants will enrich our knowledge about developing carefully designed standardized drug in controlling the carcinogenic processes traditionally over conventional therapies to prevent this global health crisis.

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Nutritional and Phytochemical Profile of One Hundred Medicinal Plants

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Biochemical Analysis and Mineral Composition of Methanolic Extract of Astragalus Gummifer

Biochemical Analysis and Mineral Composition of Methanolic Extract of Astragalus Gummifer

An Overview on Cancer-Fighting Phytochemicals from Selected Medicinal Plants in Bengal

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