Abstract

ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION & PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF SKIMMIA LAUREOLA

Savita G. Aggarwal* , Neetu Sharma

Abstract

Herbal medicines have a strong traditional or conceptual base and the potential to be useful as drugs in terms of safety and effectiveness leads for treating different disease. In the present Study, an attempt was made to explore the therapeutic potential of Skimmia laureola. The inorganic elements play an important role in physiological process involved in human health. Element (major and trace) present in the leaves were quantitatively investigated by inductive coupled plasma mass spectroscopy against salt standards. Phytochemical test were carried out to determine the presence of bioactive constituents qualitatively. The results show that the leaves of skimmia laureola are rich in chemical constituents. Elemental analysis of Skimmia laueola leaves has shown that the plant is a rich source of K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Al, and Na which can play vital roles in health and treatment of diseases.

Keywords: Minerals (Macro or trace), Phyto chemicals, Herbal medicine, ICPMS.