Elemental Characterization of Medicinal Plants and Soils from Hazarganji Chiltan National Park and Nearby Unprotected Areas of Balochistan, Pakistan

Anjum, Shaista; Bazai, Zahoor Ahmed; Rizwan, Sabeena; Benincasa, Cinzia; Mehmood, Khalid; Siddique, N.; Shaheen, Ghazala; Mehmood, Zahid; Azam, M.; Sajjad, Ashif

doi:10.5650/jos.ess19004

“…Based on the estimated PMTDI for Mn (140 μ g kg−1 bw day−1), which corresponds to 980 μ g kg−1 bw week−1 and 68600 μ g or 68.6 mg week−1 for an adult weighing 70 kg are considered to be suitable for human adults, as shown in Table 3 . The results are lower than those previously reported in the literature [ 23 , 24 ] and agree with the results documented by other researchers in medicinal plants [ 25 ].…”

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confidence: 87%

“…The average concentration of Na present in plants is reasonably high, making this plant medicinally important. However, the obtained results showed that Na was low enough, indicating a satisfactory concentration of this element, as reported in other medicinal plants [ 15 , 23 , 38 , 39 ].…”

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confidence: 62%

Daily Dose Standardization Based on Essential and Nonessential Trace Element Presence in Berberis baluchistanica Ahrendt Bark, Leaf, and Root

Gul

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Akbar

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Leghari

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et al. 2022

BioMed Research International

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Medicinal plants have great importance to the consumer health, as beside beneficial compounds, plants can accumulate essential and nonessential metals from soil and surrounding environments, leading to consumer health risks. Assuming this, the present study is aimed at evaluating the elemental composition and daily dose standardization based on essential and nonessential trace element presence in of bark, leaves, and roots of Berberis baluchistanica Ahrendt, a common medicinal plant used as a folk medicine in the region. Atomic absorption and flame emission spectroscopy were performed to analyze the presence of essential and nonessential elements manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), iron (Fe), sodium (Na), and potassium (K). Among the essential elements, K was present at high concentrations in the bark ( 8926.98 ± 0.32 μ g / g ), leaves ( 7922.77 ± 0.42 μ g / g ), and roots ( 6668.5 ± 0.96 μ g / g ) of the plant. The estimated concentration of Na was higher in leaves ( 1782.56 ± 0.13 μ g / g ), followed by roots ( 1089.5 ± 0.71 μ g / g ) and bark ( 572.8 ± 0.62 μ g / g ). The Fe concentration varied in the range of 394.7 ± 0.3 μ g / g in bark, 1298.3 ± 0.54 μ g / g in leaves, and 1208.9 ± 0.7 μ g / g in roots. The trace transition element Mn was highest in leaves ( 42.7 ± 0.99 μ g / g ), followed by roots ( 33.5 ± 0.94 μ g / g ) and bark ( 22 ± 1 μ g / g ). The Cu concentration was low, ranging from 20.1 ± 0.63 to 22.67 ± 0.7 μ g / g in leaves, bark, and roots. The obtained concentration of nonessential element Pb was relatively lower than the permissible range (10 mgL–1) established by the World Health Organization. The elemental concentrations in all parts were within the set limits for provisional tolerable daily maximum intake (PTDMI) and provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI), and the hazard quotient index (HQ) was below 1 for all toxic metals. The micro and macroelemental distribution and the overall medicinal potential of any medicinal plant can be correlated for dose risk estimation, which will be useful in providing knowledge regarding the contraindication associated with folk medicines. In the present study, based on the elemental composition, it was calculated that the daily safe dose for Berberis baluchistanica is approximately 2-5 g/day of raw powder for an adult, which must not be exceeded to this safe range.

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“…Nowadays, a number of questions about evidence-based phytotherapy are under discussion [1][2][3][4]. The main way to give scientific explanation to the pharmacological effects of natural pharmaceuticals is through the standardization of plant raw material and the recognition of the role of certain biologically active substances or their groups for pharmacological action.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative Investigation of Amino Acids Content in the Dry Extracts of Juno bucharica, Gladiolus Hybrid Zefir, Iris Hungarica, Iris Variegata and Crocus Sativus Raw Materials of Ukrainian Flora

Мykhailenko

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Ivanauskas

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Безрук

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et al. 2020

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The aim of this research was the comparative study of the amino acids content in the dry extracts of Iridaceae plants of Ukrainian flora: Juno bucharica leaves and corms, Gladiolus hybrid Zefir leaves, Iris hungarica and Iris variegata rhizomes, and Crocus sativus stigmas, flowers, leaves and corms. A gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) method has been used. Separation of amino acids in the samples was carried out using a Shimadzu GC-MS-QP2010 equipped with an Rxi-5ms (Restek Corporation capillary column (30 m long, 0.25 mm outer diameter and 0.25 µm) with a liquid stationary phase (5% diphenyl and 95% polysiloxane) after derivatization with N-(t-butyldimethylsilyl)-N109 methyltrifluoroacetamide (MTBSTFA) reagent. The results obtained have shown that extracts from the aerial parts of plants investigated have a higher amino acid content and more diverse composition than the underground organs. Experimental data showed that Crocus leaves and Juno leaves extracts contain the highest general content of amino acids—31.99 mg/g and 14.65 mg/g respectively. All samples showed a high content of L-pyroglutamic acid (0.33–12.35 mg/g). Moreover, Crocus leaves and Juno leaves extracts had the most suitable amino acids composition and are prospective for further pharmacological studies.

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“…The dry matter content of plants reveals the actual quantities of various nutrients available for animal consumption (Seal et al, 2020). Investigating other wild edible medicinal plants of Balochistan, higher percentages of dry matter was reported by other researchers (Anjum et al, 2019). The ash content represents the total quantity of mineral present in a sample.…”

Section: Proximate Analysismentioning

confidence: 97%

Nutritional prospects of some wild edible medicinal plants of District Harnai Balochistan, Pakistan

ULLAH

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Anjum

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Masood

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et al. 2023

Food Sci. Technol

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The aim of this research work was to evaluate the nutritional worth of some wild edible medicinal plants of District Harnai, Balochistan. Five wild edible medicinal plants (WEMPs) viz., Ficus carica L., Morus alba L., M. nigra L., Olea ferruginea Royle and Pistacia khinjuk Stocks were collected from study area. Proximate and mineral composition of leaf and fruit samples were quantified. Proximate composition revealed that leaf samples contained significant amount of dry matter, ash and protein content in O. ferruginea and fat content and Crude fiber in F.carica, Total carbohydrates and Organic matter in P. khinjuk comparatively. Further data highlighted fruit samples as rich source of organic matter, fat content and total carbohydrate (F.carica), Dry matter (P. khinjuk), Ash and protein content (M. alba) and Crude fiber (M. nigra). Similarly, mineral composition revealed a wide variability of macro and micronutrients in leave and fruit samples of selected WEMPs. The overall results obtained in this study have showed that F. carica and M. alba. may serve as good source of many important macro-nutrients viz., N, Ca, K, Mg, S and P. Whereas, M. alba followed by M. nigra may be considered as an excellent source of essential micro nutrients including Al, B, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Sr and Zn. Each selected wild plant manifested variable levels of mineral and proximate compositions representing that all the investigated WEMPs are rich source of nutrients that can fulfil the needs of nutrition while M. alba, M. nigra and F. carica are rich and easily available sources of essential nutrients for human diet.

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Elemental Characterization of Medicinal Plants and Soils from Hazarganji Chiltan National Park and Nearby Unprotected Areas of Balochistan, Pakistan

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Daily Dose Standardization Based on Essential and Nonessential Trace Element Presence in Berberis baluchistanica Ahrendt Bark, Leaf, and Root

Daily Dose Standardization Based on Essential and Nonessential Trace Element Presence in Berberis baluchistanica Ahrendt Bark, Leaf, and Root

Comparative Investigation of Amino Acids Content in the Dry Extracts of Juno bucharica, Gladiolus Hybrid Zefir, Iris Hungarica, Iris Variegata and Crocus Sativus Raw Materials of Ukrainian Flora

Nutritional prospects of some wild edible medicinal plants of District Harnai Balochistan, Pakistan

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