Elemental Study by Dual Instruments

Abstract

Nature is one of the biggest fundamental resources of all living and Non-living things and it contains so many types of Physical, Chemical and Biological materials in the form of Solid, Liquid, Gases and Plasma states. The elements are intermediate substances of medicinal plants and human body which play an important role in the treatment of different diseases. Hence it is necessary to study the essential elements in medicinal plants for maintaining the life processes in plants and/or animals including human beings. India is a rich country for the use of Ayurvedic medicinal plants treatment and also the Kalyan-Karnataka districts boost an unparallel diversity of medicinal plants. The present study attempts to estimate the level of elements in Ayurvedic medicinal plants. Here, total 09 green leafy vegetable Ayurvedic medicinal plants are taken namely Anethum graveolens, Colocasia, Coriander Coriandrum sativum, Curry Leaves, Fenugreek, Gongura, Mentha, Scallion plant and Spinacia oleracea from Bidar, Kalaburagi and Yadgir districts of Kalyan-Karnataka region, which are commonly used as home remedies. The solution samples were prepared for the analytical study of medicinal plants material. The total 11   elements like Mg, Al, K, Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, As, Hg and Pb, are determined in different family Ayurvedic medicinal plants by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (FAAS) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES), useful   for the quantitative analysis of materials.