Data on ICP OES and emulsion stability of Bredemeyera floribunda root extract: Medicinal plant used by the Brazilian rural population to treat snakebites

Abstract

Bredemeyera floribunda Willd ( B. floribunda ) is a medicinal plant used by the Brazilian rural population to treat snakebites, but there are no data on the elemental composition and stability of the emulsion of extract of this plant. In this article, we present for the first time data on contents obtained the roots of the medicinal plant B. floribunda by using inductively coupled plasma optical spectrometry (ICP OES), as well as the data on preliminary stability tests of emulsions formulated with aqueous extract of this plant. The first set of data shows a total of 13 elements (Al, Ca, Cr, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, P, Cu, Se and Zn) detected in the roots of the plant. The second set of data shows that the extract data of the B. floribunda roots presented an emulsifying potential. In addition, the article provides information on the heating program for microwave oven digestion and ICP OES operating conditions. The data presented make way for nutritional and toxicological studies involving the roots of B. floribunda . The data on the cataloging of the plant can be found in the deposit nº 54366 of the Herbarium of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, available in www.splink.org.br/form?lang=pt&collectioncode=CGMS .

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“…e digestion was performed by adding 3.0 mL of HNO 3 (65%; Merck), 1.0 mL of high-purity water (18 MΩ·cm; Milli-Q, Millipore, Bedford, MA, USA), and 2.0 mL of H 2 O 2 (35%; Merck) to the sample. All vessels with the samples of plants were placed in the microwave digestion system (Speedwave 4-Microwave Digestion System; BER-GHOF Products + Instruments GmbH), according to the digestion program instruction depicted in Table 1 [23,24]. e microwave oven heating program was carried out in three steps.…”

“…Recent methodology of microwave digestion for plant teas is given in Ref. [23,24]. As an experimental quality control to the methodologies, each tablespoon corresponds to 10 g of the powder sample.…”

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“…All solvents and reagents were of the highest commercially available purity grade. The details of the digestion procedure have been published earlier [28].…”

“…Data on macroelements and microelements present in the B. floribunda roots were quantified by ICP OES [28]; however, to date, the nutritional role or toxicity potential of this plant have not been elucidated according safety standards for the consumption of human beings. In addition, we have not found studies in the literature on how to prepare plant root fortifier.…”

“…The main objective of this study was 1) to report the method of preparation of the so-called "B. floribunda fortifier" and its dosage, 2) to compare the contents of B. floribunda roots detected in [28] with tolerable maximum intake levels established by Dietary Reference Intakes (RDI) for males, females and lactating aged 19 -50 years [30], and 3) to compare the values with those recommended by World Health Organization (WHO) and other countries for medicinal plants. Macro-and micronutrients requirements vary depending on age and sex [30], as well as, level of physical activity, dietary habits and pregnancy are also important factors [31].…”