Table 3 Mineral analysis (%) of ethnomedicinal plants (Mean ± SD).
From: Investigation of nutritional and phytochemical properties of wild medicinal plant species
S.no. | Scientific name | Plant parts used | Nitrogen | Potassium | Calcium | Phosphorus | Sulphur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Achyranthes aspera L. | Leaf | 2.32 ± 0.12 | 1.46 ± 0.11 | 3.32 ± 0.24 | 0.23 ± 0.10 | 0.37 ± 0.29 |
2. | Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa | Leaf | 2.69 ± 0.26 | 1.23 ± 0.10 | 3.68 ± 0.70 | 0.36 ± 0.23 | 0.26 ± 0.08 |
3. | Azadirachta indica A.Juss. | Leaf | 3.12 ± 0.06 | 1.42 ± 0.07 | 2.65 ± 0.29 | 0.28 ± 0.25 | 0.35 ± 0.11 |
4. | Berberis lycium Royle | Root | 0.58 ± 0.16 | 0.65 ± 0.10 | 0.74 ± 0.18 | 0.26 ± 0.18 | 0.28 ± 0.07 |
5. | Cassia fistula L. | Leaf | 2.17 ± 0.03 | 0.75 ± 0.09 | 0.43 ± 0.23 | 0.17 ± 0.07 | 0.24 ± 0.10 |
6. | Senegalia catechu (L.f.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb. | Bark | 0.47 ± 0.15 | 0.22 ± 0.11 | 0.85 ± 0.08 | 0.31 ± 0.26 | 0.11 ± 0.01 |
7. | Senna tora (L.) Roxb. | Leaf | 3.11 ± 0.10 | 0.88 ± 0.07 | 2.26 ± 0.17 | 0.38 ± 0.15 | 0.34 ± 0.11 |
8. | Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels | Leaf | 0.49 ± 0.37 | 0.55 ± 0.18 | 1.38 ± 0.19 | 0.15 ± 0.08 | 0.30 ± 0.14 |
9. | Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thomson | Stem | 0.44 ± 0.12 | 0.82 ± 0.10 | 1.32 ± 0.14 | 0.28 ± 0.09 | 0.24 ± 0.09 |
10. | Vitex negundo L. | Leaf | 1.63 ± 0.27 | 0.83 ± 0.59 | 1.39 ± 0.38 | 0.37 ± 0.09 | 0.23 ± 0.08 |