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STUDY OF MULTIELEMENT CONCENTRATION OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS BY ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY AND ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY ANALYSIS

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Jalajakshi S Kore1, sharanabasappa2, B. R. Kerur3
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si5a.0460

Abstract

Ayurvedic Medicinal plants are the primary source of the earliest medicines in the traditional ayurvedic system today, and they play an important role in the ayurvedic field. More than 85% of the global population relies solely on folk\traditional ayurvedic plants for plant-based drugs to cure various diseases and their extracts for health care. The current study aims to estimate and compare the levels of trace and heavy metals in several Moracea family Ayurvedic plants, including B, Mg, Al, K, Ca, V, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, As, Mo, and Hg. The samples were collected from various locations in North-East Karnataka. Atomic absorption spectrometric (AAS) and Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) methods were used to estimate trace and heavy elemental concentrations. The average concentrations of B, Mg, Al, K, Ca, and V range from 1 ppm to 20.37 ppm, with potassium (K) having the highest concentration of all. Other elements such as Mn, Cu, Fe Zn, As, Mo, and Cd were also calculated. As a result, these medicinal plants are high in minerals, particularly K, AI, Ca, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn, which are very essential for human health.

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