Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal Plants
Joint Authors
Ahmad, Shabir
Shad, Anwar Ali
Rehman, Najeeb Ur
Hussain, Hidayat
Saeed, Wajid
Abd El-Salam, Nasser M.
Fouad, H.
Ullah, Riaz
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-10-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The fruits of four wild plants, namely, Capparis decidua, Ficus carica, Syzygium cumini, and Ziziphus jujuba, are separately used as traditional dietary and remedial agents in remote areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
The results of our study on these four plants revealed that the examined fruits were a valuable source of nutraceuticals and exhibited good level of antimicrobial activity.
The fruits of these four investigated plants are promising source of polyphenols, flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, and saponins.
These four plants' fruits are good sources of iron, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, and chromium.
It was also observed that these fruits are potential source of antioxidant agent and the possible reason could be that these samples had good amount of phytochemicals.
Hence, the proper propagation, conservation, and chemical investigation are recommended so that these fruits should be incorporated for the eradication of food and health related problems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shad, Anwar Ali& Ahmad, Shabir& Ullah, Riaz& Abd El-Salam, Nasser M.& Fouad, H.& Rehman, Najeeb Ur…[et al.]. 2014. Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal Plants. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051365
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shad, Anwar Ali…[et al.]. Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal Plants. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051365
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shad, Anwar Ali& Ahmad, Shabir& Ullah, Riaz& Abd El-Salam, Nasser M.& Fouad, H.& Rehman, Najeeb Ur…[et al.]. Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal Plants. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051365
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1051365