Open AccessComparative studies of elemental composition in leaves and flowers of Catharanthus roseus growing in Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Shahin Aziz,
Koushik Saha,
Nazia Sultana,
Husna Parvin Nur,
Md. Aminul Ahsan,
Shamim Ahmed,
MK Hossain
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical biomedicine/asian pacific journal of tropical biomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 2588-9222
pISSN - 2221-1691
DOI - 10.1016/j.apjtb.2015.10.003
Subject(s) - catharanthus roseus , composition (language) , botany , elemental analysis , chemistry , atomic absorption spectroscopy , chemical composition , biology , horticulture , linguistics , philosophy , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
ObjectiveTo investigate the elemental composition of the leaves and flowers of Catharanthus roseus (C. roseus) due to the plant's wide application in the indigenous medicinal system and its chemical constituents' importance.MethodsThe atomic absorption spectrophotometer was used for quantitative analysis of various elements.ResultsTotal 13 important elements were analyzed in leaves and flowers of C. roseus. Results indicated the presence of Na, K, Ca, Mg, Cr, Fe, Zn, Al, Cu, Ni, Pb, Cd and Mn in both leaves and flowers. The most important finding of the work was that, leaves of C. roseus showed high concentration of all elements except K and Zn while flowers of C. roseus showed higher concentration of K and Zn.ConclusionsThe elemental composition in both leaves and flowers of C. roseus were found to be different. Therefore, different parts of this medicinal plant are enriched in some micro and macro nutrients like Fe, Ca, Na, K, Zn, which are very important for biological metabolic system as well as human health