Trace Element Determination in Medicinal Plant Samples by ED-XRF Analysis

The main objective of this study is to determine the concentration of trace elements in selected medicinal plants which are used for the treatment of dermal diseases. The trace element analysis was carried out in Trigonella foenum-graecum, Azadirachta indica, Vitex nigundo, and Argemone mexicana, using ED-X-ray Florescence (XRF) technique. The experiments were carried out using 3MV pelletron accelerator. The elements K, Ca, Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr., and Pb were identified in the sample. The elements K and Ca were present in maximum quantities. The relative concentrations of different elements in these medicinal plants have been given. All four plants contain trace elements of different concentrations in medicinal plants selected for this study. It is believed that the various trace elements present in the plants play an important role in the management of skin diseases. The present information will be helpful to prescribe the type of extract, dose, and mixture of these plants. The results justify that usage of these plants in the traditional systems of medicine for the treatment of skin diseases contains appropriate amounts of Fe, Zn, Cu, etc

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ABSTRACT Now-a-days, graying of hair has become one of the most common problems for both men and women; this is due to the adoption of unhealthy lifestyle, pollution, stress, poor diet, hormonal changes and usage of detergents. The number of pigment granules naturally begin to decrease as a person ages. The person usually begins to gray between twenty-eight and forty years of age. The reason for this is that the melanocytes begin to slow down and produce less melanin. This is part of the natural aging process in humans. In recent years there is increasing demand for synthetic and natural dye to overcome problems related to graying of hair. Considering the harmful effect of synthetic dye such as temporary skin irritation and allergy, hair breakage, skin discoloration and unexpected hair color as well as problem with excess use of herbal dye such as competition to food grain crops, environment and mislead to excess use of natural adulterated formulation with synthetic chemicals. To avoid this genuine problem in use of synthetic as well as natural hair dye it is a need to think a holistic approach for natural remedies and to study root cause analysis for graying of hairs. This review focused on chemistry in interaction of natural and synthetic hair dye to hair constituents as well as various possible holistic approaches to overcome graying of hair and hair falls at early stage