ISSN: 2155-9600
Nasar Ahmed, Faisal Waheed Khan, Muhammad Saddique, Rizwan Taj, M.A. Baig
Medicinal plants have been a crucial source of indigenous medicines for curing diseases and are playing a vital role in pharmaceutical industries. Complete information about the composition of medicinal plants is desirable because these plants play important role in metabolic reactions. The present works aimed the compositional analysis of one of the important anticancer medicinal plant named Otostegia limbata Medicinal Plant (OL-MP). Four major parts of the plant including root, bark, flowers, leaves and soil samples were analyzed using fast and efficient Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopic technique (LIBS). Twelve elements including Ca, Mg, Al, K, Sr, Ba, Fe, Ti, Cr, Mn, Li and Na with different concentrations were detected in soil and various parts of the plant. Plasma temperature and electron number density was estimated using Boltzmann plot method and stark broadening parameter around (10,000 ± 1000K) and (1.31 ± 1.00 × 1017 cm-3). The proposed method accuracy was found to be comparable with high technical complicated lab equipment and the concentrations of detected elements were determined and were found to be below the toxic level. Inclusive analysis based on the innovated non-destructive methodology reveals that it can be used for direct monitoring the toxicity for quality assurance in the homeopathic and pharmaceutical industries.
Published Date: 2025-03-01; Received Date: 2024-10-09