International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences

International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences ISSN 2167-0404 Vol. 8 (1), pp. 001-005, January, 2018. © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Nutritional and elemental analyses of some selected fodder species used in traditional medicine

Ali Bahadur¹, Zubeda Chaudhry¹, Gul Jan¹, Mohammad Danish¹, Atta ur Rehman¹, Rafiq Ahmad¹, Aman khan¹, Shah Khalid³, Irfan ullah⁴, Zahir Shah⁵, Farman Ali², Tahira Mushtaq¹ and Farzana Gul Jan⁶

¹Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan.

²Department of Chemistry, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan.

³Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

⁴Government Post Graduate College for Boys, Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Accepted 13 May, 2017

Abstract

The present study was carried out to evaluate the nutritional value and elemental analysis of some fodder plant species. Proximate composition of proteins, crude fibers, fats and oils, moisture, ash contents and carbohydrates and elemental composition of aerial parts have been determined by using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). A total of 16 elements; Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Rb, K, Ca, Fe, Mn, Ti, Ni, Cu, Zn and Cl have been measured. Their concentrations were found to vary in different samples.

Key words: Nutritional and elemental analyses, fodder species, traditional uses.