TITLE:
Dosage of Some Chemical Substances in Two Plant Species: Alysicarpus ovalifolius (Sch. and Th.) and Indigofera pilosa (Poir)
AUTHORS:
Alioune Ndiaye, Moussoukhoye Diop, El Hadji Gorgui Diouf, Seydou Traore
KEYWORDS:
Leguminous Plants, Spectrocolorimetry, HPLC, Proteins, Vitamins, Trace Elements
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Biosciences and Medicines,
Vol.4 No.4,
April
26,
2016
ABSTRACT: The content of
chemical compounds of two leguminous plants (Alysicarpus ovalifolius and Indigofera
pilosa) was given through chromatographic methods (HPLC) and
spectrocolorimetry. The principal isolated compounds are: β-Carotene in the sheets, the vitamin B in the roots and the vitamin C in
the pods. Trace elements are not also insulated in the two plant species. The
results show a content iodine (0.27 mg/100g of sample) particularly high in the
stems of Indigofera pilosa, what could explain the use of the plant
to fight against the thyroid dysfunctions. The ratio iron in mg/100g of sample
114.14 is rather important and would make Indigofera
pilosa a palliative against anaemia. The two plants would be indicated in
cases of treatment of hypocalcaemia.