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The present study gives a new perspective about the presence of some minerals and trace elements in indigenous medicinal plants used in the treatment of asthma. The studied medicinal plants show wide variations in the observed element concentrations/levels. The variation in elemental concentration is may be attributed to the differences in botanical structure, as well as in the mineral composition of the soil in which the plants grows. Other factors responsible for a variation in elemental content are preferential absorbability of the plant and climatologically conditions. The study shows that all medicinal plants used for the treatment of asthma are rich sources of mineral and trace elements. These medicinal plants can be utilised to treat asthma and other diseases that are mainly caused due to deficiency of these minerals and trace elements. The studied medicinal plants contain an appreciable quantity of K, Ca and Mg which are an essential component of human nutrition.
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The traditional medicinal plants under study are Acalypha indica l., Datura metel L. and Tylophora indica. Acalypha indica L. belongs to the family of Euphor biaceae and is a weed widely distributed throughout the plains of North Karnataka region. It has been reported to be useful in treating asthma and several other ailments. Datura metel L. belongs to the family of Solanaceae, which grows in warmer parts of the world including India. It is one of the most useful medicinal plants used in treating asthma. Various parts of the plant (leaves, seeds, roots and fruits) are used for different purposes in medicine.Tylophora indica belongs to family Asclepiadaceae and is found in planes, hilly slopes and forests. It grows in a wide range of well-drained soil and prefers scanty localities It is traditionally used as folk remedy in certain regions of North Karnataka for the treatment of bronchial asthma, inflammation , bronchitis, allergy and dermatitis . Such traditional medicinal plants are of great medical value. The leaves extracts or decoction or blossoms of the Acalypha indica L., Datura metel L. and Tylophora indica have been used as a traditional medicine for the treatment of asthma.
Prof. BASAVARAJ RACHAPPA KERUR
Gulbarga University
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This page is a summary of: 39095, 1879-03-21, CHOUPOT † ; X***, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/2210-7886_asc-39095.
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