A review on the elemental contents of Pakistani medicinal plants: Implications for folk medicines

Aziz, Muhammad Abdul; Adnan, Muhammad; Begum, Shaheen; Azizullah, Azizullah; Nazir, Ruqia; Iram, Shazia

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2016.05.011

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“…In some Pakistani medicinal plants, magnesium content ranged between 0.00333 mg/g in Punica granatum [44] to 2.24188 mg/g in Convolvulus arsenis [32]. There are no current data to establish a safe upper level for the magnesium intake.…”

Section: Elementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Investigation of Campomanesia Components: A Fruit of Brazilian Cerrado

Lima¹,

Arakaki²,

SaldanhaTschinkel³

et al. 2017

Active Ingredients From Aromatic and Medicinal Plants

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A survey of chemical composition of the fruit of Campomanesia adamantium used by rural and urban inhabitants of the cities of the Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, was carried out by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) aiming at the detection of minerals. Fifteen minerals were detected in the peel, pulp, and seeds of plant. The concentrations of elements K, Ca, Na, and P are found to be present at the major level in peel, pulp, and seeds of fruit. The zinc concentration is very low compared to other detected elements. The levels of some chemical elements in the fruit do not exceed the limits established by international legislation. Animal studies should be performed. The knowledge of the chemical elements in plants has economic interest, and involves global health problem.

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Section: Elementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the reported plants [44], Na contents ranged from 0.0006 mg/g Therminalia chebula)) to 90.375 mg/g (Linum usitatissimum) [44]. The recommended daily allowance of sodium is 0.12-0.37 g/d for infants, 1.5-1.7 g/d for children, and 1.2-1.5 g/d for adults [47].…”

Section: Elementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigation of Campomanesia Components: A Fruit of Brazilian Cerrado

Lima¹,

Arakaki²,

SaldanhaTschinkel³

et al. 2017

Active Ingredients From Aromatic and Medicinal Plants

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“…Environmental view to the plant chemistry as a study field has been attracted attention a lot for last 20-40 years. Studies on plant chemistry have been basically focused on toxicity of specific elements and mineral substantiality of plants (Reimann, 2001;Carrilho, 2002;Babaoğlu, 2004;Basgel, 2006;Raju, 2006;Karak, 2010;Aziz, 2016;Shahzad, 2016;Shahzad, 2017;Antoniadis, 2017). Vegetables contain a lot of essential amino acid, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins and dietary fibers.…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessment of Element Concentrations in Soil, Root and Leaf of Spinach Plant (Spinacia oleracea L.) Grown in Manisa

Kaynar¹,

Hiçsönmez²,

Özdemir³

et al. 2018

Iğdır Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi

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“…However, they do not know in detail how a particular plant work-even though in medicinal benefit is well established. In Pakistan, an effort has been made to review the elemental contents of ethno medicinally important plants [1]. As far as herbal remedy chemical composition is concerned, especially for traditional Indian [2] and Chinese remedies [3].…”

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“…Several ethnopharmacology studies have proved that there was relationship between microelements or macroelements and efficacy of herbal medicine, human health, and disease prevention [1]. In Brazil, the dose rate of medicinal plants is not well defined.…”

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Identification of macroelements and microelements in the leaves of the Synadenium grantii Hook used as medicinal plant in the Brazil

Souza¹,

Arruda²,

Silva³

et al. 2017

int arch med

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Introduction: The Synadenium grantii Hook species is a medicinal plant of the Euphorbiaceae family and is popularly known in the Midwest regions of Brazil as leitosinha or janaúba. All the parts of Synadenium grantii Hook as stem, latex, leaves and flowers are used for the treatments of various disease, but no elemental composition has been done. Objective: The aim of present work was to measure the macroelements (K, Mg, Mo and P) and microelements (Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Zn, Si, Ni, Co, Cd and Al) in the leaves of medicinal plant Synadenium grantii Hook used in the treatment of diseases by rural and urban communities of the Campo Grande, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Method: The chemical digestions of samples were prepared utilizing HNO3 and H2O2 and microwave digestion system Speedwave Berghof, Germany. After digestion, the concentrations of the elements in leaves were determined by technique of Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) with a Dual Plasma (Thermo Scientific – iCAP 6000 Series) Results: Results demonstrated that the Synadenium grantii leaves are source of K but aren't the best source of Na and P. Its leaves are rich in elements such as Mg, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo and Zn. The leaves of Synadenium grantii showed a high content of Mg values tolerable upper intake level. However, Fe, Na, P, Mn, Mo and Zn are below the values tolerable upper intake level. The leaves of this plants have elements as Ni, Cu, Cr, Cd above the permissible limit set by WHO and FAO. Conclusions: The gaps in knowledge about the level of contents in the Synadenium grantii was completed in this work and would serve as a tool for deciding the dosage of prepared from this plant with medicinal and nutritional purposes. Brazil should create legal standards for the use of medicinal plants based on internationally practiced requirements. Keywords: Medicinal plants, Synadenium grantii, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.

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A review on the elemental contents of Pakistani medicinal plants: Implications for folk medicines

Cited by 25 publications

References 54 publications

Investigation of Campomanesia Components: A Fruit of Brazilian Cerrado

Investigation of Campomanesia Components: A Fruit of Brazilian Cerrado

Assessment of Element Concentrations in Soil, Root and Leaf of Spinach Plant (Spinacia oleracea L.) Grown in Manisa

Identification of macroelements and microelements in the leaves of the Synadenium grantii Hook used as medicinal plant in the Brazil

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