Pharmacognostic investigation of dried powdered fruits with seeds of the traditional medicinal plant Xylopia aethiopica used for the treatment of both external and internal pains in Sierra Leone
Journal Title: Invention Journal of Research Technology in Engineering & Management - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 12
Abstract
Pharmacogenetic investigation of dried powdered fruit with seeds of the traditional medicinal plant Xylopia aethiopica used for the treatment of both internal and external pains in Sierra Leone has been carried out. The results of the investigation indicated colour and taste dried powdered fruit with seeds of X. aethiopica to be light brown in colour, spicy and bitter taste. The powdered plant organ also gave fluorescent derivatives with NaOH solution, ammonia solution, 50% HCl and 50% HNO3 when viewed under UV/Lamp confirming the presence crude drugs in the plant organ investigated. Phytochemical evaluation of the plant organ revealed moderate to high contents of carbohydrates, alkaloid, flavonoids, proteins sterols/terpenes, tannins and phenolic compounds and saponins in the Ethanolic, methanol and aqueous extract. Elemental analysis of the dried powdered fruit with seeds of X. aethiopica was performed with a Niton XL3t GOLD + Hand held X-ray Fluorescence (Thermo Fisher). The Niton Hand held XRF Instrument uses Ag-anode X-ray tube with a voltage of 50kV and equipped with a Si-drift detector (SDD). Accurate energy and efficiency calibrations of the spectrometer were made using a certified reference material – SRM 1573a – Tomato Leaves supplied by the International Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria. The spectrum acquisition time was 480sec for the sample and the dead time was around 50%. The results indicated that the plant organ contained large amounts of nutrients and were rich in K (42283 ± 194.00 ppm), Ca (8682 ± 80.00 ppm), Mg (4016 ± 1216 ppm), Al (2600 ± 196.00 ppm) and Fe (768.22 ± 14.36 ppm). The other elements present in smaller quantities were Ti (211 ±15.00 ppm), Rb (62.24 ± 1.00 ppm), Sr (39.87 ± 0.71 ppm) Zr (23.74 ± 0.72ppm), Zn (22.09 ± 1.96 ppm), Sc (22.00 ± 11.00 ppm), Cu (9.99 ± 4.03 ppm) and Mo (4.92 ± 0.73ppm). Only two elements Mn and V were out of limit of detection of the equipment. The above elements have been reported to play great role in metabolic processes in humans thus preventing various types of mineral deficiency diseases that could be associated with pains and degenerative diseases.
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Lahai Koroma
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