Comparative Analysis of the Chemical Composition of Herb Cultivated Alchemilla Mollis and Wild-Growing Alchemilla Vulgaris

Abstract

Plants of the genus Alchemilla contain a complex of macro- and microelements and can be offered as a source of raw materials for obtaining substances that correct diselementosis. Wild representatives of the cuff genus belong to the agamic-sexual complex Alchemilla vulgaris L.s.l., which has high variability in the accumulation of elements, which may be due to differences in habitats. Expansion of the raw material base due to the culture of the soft cuff Alchemilla mollis (Buser) Rothm will presumably make it possible to obtain high-quality raw materials with a stable content of macro- and microelements. The purpose of the work is a comparative analysis of the content of elements in the aerial part of the cultivated mantle of soft and wild-growing mantle, as well as infusions obtained from these raw materials. X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) was used to study the elemental composition. As a result of the study, patterns were identified in the content of macro- and microelements in the aerial parts of A. mollis and A. vulgaris and infusions. The content of heavy metals in the aerial part of the common cuff and the soft cuff does not reach concentrations that have a toxic effect on the human body. It has been established that the aerial part of the soft cuff can be used to expand the raw material base of the cuffs, taking into account the peculiarities of the accumulation of minerals and their transition into infusions. It has been suggested that it is possible to use infusions of the herb cuff vulgare and soft cuff for the correction of dyselementosis.