Trace element structure of the most widespread plants of genus PulmonariaFNx01

Abstract

Aim:The aim of this work was a comparative research of trace element structure of various organs of three Pulmonaria species. Materials and Methods: The aerial parts of the most widespread plants of genus Pulmonaria such as Pulmonaria officinalis L., Pulmonaria obscura Dumort. and Pulmonaria mollis Wulf. ex Hornem., which were collected in ending of flowering and were used as the research objects. The amount of trace elements (B, K, and Ti) was determined by means of mass spectroscopy with inductively coupled plasma. Results: The data clustering has shown that floral shoots and rosellate leaves possess essentially various trace element status. At the same time, the trace elements' status of organs of researched plants poorly depends on a taxonomic position of the plant. Thereupon, it is obvious that pharmacological activity is defined by organs of plants from which medicines were made, but not by a species of the used plant. Conclusions: The significant distinction in pharmacological activity of preparations depends on the trace elements' status of used medicinal vegetative raw materials.

Biological Activities and Phytochemicals of Lungworts (Genus Pulmonaria) Focusing on Pulmonaria officinalis

“…The PMEFS restored the level of hemoglobin in the rats in 8-9 days in a similar manner to the synthetic drug (Table 1) [27]. The rats with and without PMERL treatment were able to restore the level of hemoglobin in 20 and 25 days, respectively.…”

“…The data clustering showed that the floral shoots and rosellate leaves have significantly different statuses of trace elements. The highest Mg and Fe content was found to be present in P. officinalis and P. mollis, respectively [27].…”

“…In further research, the rosellate leaves and floral shoots of related medicinal Pulmonaria species such as P. officinalis, P. obscura, and P. mollis were studied. The amount of trace elements or microelements (B, K, P, V, Ca, Co, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Si, Zn, Ag, Al, Ba, Br, Cr, I, Ni, Se, Sr, and Ti) were again determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy [27].…”

“…The rats with and without PMERL treatment were able to restore the level of hemoglobin in 20 and 25 days, respectively. The presence of hemopoietic microelements may be considered an important reason for the anti-anemic activity of the floral shoot extract, as the concentration of Fe was found to be double that of PMERL [27].…”