Table 5 Nutrient content (%) of ethnomedicinal plants (Mean ± SD).
From: Investigation of nutritional and phytochemical properties of wild medicinal plant species
S.No. | Scientific name | Plant parts used | Ash | Moisture | Fat | Fibre | Protein | Carbohydrate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Achyranthes aspera L. | Leaf | 9.057 ± 0.445 | 5.232 ± 0.638 | 2.505 ± 1.028 | 5.856 ± 0.804 | 3.846 ± 0.985 | 72.382 ± 1.101 |
2. | Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa | Leaf | 7.575 ± 1.177 | 5.342 ± 0.742 | 0.827 ± 0.344 | 7.661 ± 1.059 | 3.256 ± 0.648 | 71.656 ± 0.887 |
3. | Azadirachta indica A. Juss. | Leaf | 11.138 ± 0.585 | 5.501 ± 1.045 | 0.841 ± 0.651 | 6.224 ± 0.885 | 17.748 ± 1.197 | 54.494 ± 0.821 |
4. | Berberis lycium Royle | Root | 5.481 ± 0.9593 | 13.573 ± 1.192 | 2.683 ± 1.166 | 7.840 ± 0.600 | 4.769 ± 1.097 | 59.886 ± 0.370 |
5. | Cassia fistula L. | Leaf | 4.483 ± 0.807 | 4.605 ± 0.589 | 6.551 ± 1.176 | 7.641 ± 0.862 | 26.328 ± 0.614 | 49.697 ± 1.269 |
6. | Senegalia catechu (L.f.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb. | Bark | 15.632 ± 0.872 | 6.689 ± 0.693 | 5.112 ± 0.664 | 11.546 ± 0.698 | 14.602 ± 1.282 | 28.946 ± 0.243 |
7. | Senna tora (L.) Roxb. | Leaf | 7.222 ± 0.951 | 4.303 ± 0.867 | 2.533 ± 0.876 | 17.343 ± 0.763 | 12.591 ± 1.059 | 53.945 ± 0.949 |
8. | Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels | Leaf | 3.384 ± 0.785 | 7.126 ± 1.263 | 1.614 ± 0.816 | 6.758 ± 1.017 | 1.528 ± 0.136 | 79.237 ± 1.233 |
9. | Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thomson | Stem | 6.721 ± 0.859 | 4.890 ± 0.205 | 2.649 ± 0.864 | 16.061 ± 0.735 | 6.515 ± 0.926 | 61.470 ± 1.176 |
10. | Vitex negundo L. | Leaf | 7.029 ± 0.541 | 14.803 ± 1.153 | 6.601 ± 0.676 | 5.399 ± 0.524 | 7.5943 ± 1.183 | 53.357 ± 0.980 |
