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ANALYSIS OF FATTY ACID, ELEMENTAL AND TOTAL PROTEIN OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA MEDICINAL PLANT FROM SINDH, PAKISTAN

SAMINA KABIR KHANZADA, W.  SHAIKH, T.G. KAZI, S. SOFIA, AMINA KABIR, K. USMANGHANI AND AFTAB A. KANDHRO

Abstract: Calotropis procera (Asclepiadaceae) is a well known medicinal plant with leaves, roots and bark being exported as popular medicine to fight many human and animal diseases. It is locally known as AKK with English name as Milk Weed, grows abundantly in Sindh province of Pakistan. The isolated fatty acid composition in the extract of C.procera has 7 saturated fatty acid and 11 unsaturated fatty acid. The essential elements Al, As, Cu, Ca, Cr, Cd, Fe, K, Mn, Na, Pb, and Zn have been analyzed from the medicinal plant in variable range. The total protein in C. procera was 27-32%

Institute of Botany, University of Sindh, Jamshoro-76080, Pakistan

National Center of Excellence for Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.

Department of Basic Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Karachi,

Government Degree Girls College Moro, PCSIR Labs. Complex, Lahore-54600, Pakistan