Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
ISSN: 2155-9600
Department of Botany, King Abdullah Campus, The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, 13100 Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Research Article
Detection of Nutritional and Trance Elements in Otostegia limbata Medicinal Plant Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
Author(s): Nasar Ahmed*, Faisal Waheed Khan, Muhammad Saddique, Rizwan Taj and 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 .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-9600.25.15.079