Nutritional Composition of Medicinal Plants Commonly Grown in the Kurukshetra District, Haryana, India
- Author:
Goel S & Tarvinderjeet K
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, medicinal plants, nutritional composition
- From:
Malaysian Journal of Nutrition
2013;19(2):261-270
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Introduction: Medicinal plants, believed to possess hypoglycemic and
hypolipidemic potential namely, Gymnema sylvestre, Momorodica charantia, Murraya
koenigii, Terminalia arjuna and Trigonella foenum graecum, were analysed for
nutritional composition. Methods: Proximate analysis was done following the
methods of AOAC. Available carbohydrate, β-carotene and minerals were
analysed using spectrophotometer and atomic absorption spectrophotometer,
respectively. One-way variance analysis was used to statistically analyse the
variations in nutrient contents among the plants. Results: Moisture, crude protein,
crude fibre, crude fat, ash, carbohydrate and energy content ranged between
10.86 - 91.81 , 2.81-25.60, 6.22-13.63, 0.48-7.41, 3.27-19.40, 52.87- 68.20 g/100 g and
292.78-400.17 Kcal/100 g on dry weight basis, respectively. Total soluble, reducing,
non-reducing sugar and starch varied from 3.02-7.74, 1.74-4.78, 0.65-5.49 and
1.99-19.38 g/100 g, respectively. Neutral detergent fibre, acid detergent fibre,
hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin ranged between 22.82-39.68, 1.98-20.69, 8.98-
31.19, 1.21-8.93, 0.72-12.50 g/100 g, respectively. Gymnema sylvestre had the highest
concentration of β-carotene (7950 + 0.45 mg/100 g) and iron (37.21 + 0.50 mg/100
g), while Murraya koenigii had the highest copper (2.71 + 0.09 mg/100 g) and
calcium concentration (42.76 + 0.43 mg/100 g). Chromium and zinc were highest
in Momorodica charantia (2.93 + 0.22 mg/100 g) and Trigonella foenum graecum (3.61
+ 0.46 mg/100 g), respectively. Significant difference was observed in the crude
protein, crude fat, carbohydrate, energy, acid detergent fibre and lignin content
of the medicinal plants.Conclusion: These medicinal plants can be considered as potential
sources of protein, fat, dietary fibre, β-carotene and minerals for diabetic and dyslipidemic
patients.
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