Abstract:
Evaluation of chemical composition of
C. citratus and M. spicata
, gave the
following proximate composition on dry weight basis: moisture; (1.67±0.29%)
and (2.67±0.29%), ash; (7.52±0.30%) and (
24.4±0.35%), crude lipid;
(6.67±0.28%) and (6.17±0.27%), crude fibre; (24.67±0.29%) and (2.67±0.29%),
crude protein;(17.44±0.12%) and (25.32±0.13%), available carbohydrate
(42.03±0.32%) and (39.78±1.11%), energy value; (297.91) and (315.93)
respectively.
The samples contain mineral elements, (mg/100g); Na; 15.83±0.38
and 13.17±0.38, K; 610±20.00 and 646±11.55, P; 0.32±0.01 and 0.33±0.01, Ca;
0.05±0.01 and 0.07±0.01, Mg; 6.41±0.01 and 6.94±0.02, Cu; 0.06±0.03 and
0.04±0.02, Fe; 0.08±0.01 and 0.37±0.03, M
n; 0.03±0.01 and 0.11±0.02, Zn;
0.15±0.02 and 0.32±0.01 respectively. Eight phytochemicals were qualitatively
tested out of which six were confirm present,
with
concentration of
alkaloid;(mg/100g)
3.20±0.60, and 7.60
±0.20, tannins;(mg/100g) 4.73±0.0
8 and
8.52±0.40,
phenolics;(mg/100g)
76.80±2.50
and
96.72±10.01
,
flavonoid;(mg/100g)
74.59±05.97 and 94.33±6
,
65
proanthocyanidin;(mg/100g)
12.83±01.77 and 10.51±0.90
for
C.citratus
and
M. spicata
respectively. Both the
samples show antioxidant activiti
es of 52% and 56% using Hydrogen peroxide
radical scavenging assay. The
samples shows various components of essential
oil.
The phytochemical
and mineral content of both plants justify their
medicinal
value
.
The result
further
indicated the potential of the
two samples as sources of
therapeutic agents.
