Vol. 1, Issue 5, Part A (2013)
Nutritional, anti-nutritional profile and phytochemical screening of flowers of Indigofera tinctoria fromGarhwal Himalaya
Author(s): Subhash Chandra, Sarla Saklani, Abhay P. Mishra, Ganesh Rana
Abstract: Indigofera tinctoria flowerhas been found to rich in medicinal properties such as anticancer, antidibetic, antimicrobial activity. The plant flower have been found to rich in nutrients and antinutrients such as crude protein 2.63(%), carbohydrates 23.92(%), crude fibre 19.65(%), crude fat 1.0(%) and antinutrients alkaloids 0.95(%), flavonoids 2.40(%), saponins 2.56(%) and tannins 0.23(%) respectively. This analysis revealed that the plants contained potent medicinal properties as compared to another medicinal plant.
How to cite this article:
Subhash Chandra, Sarla Saklani, Abhay P. Mishra, Ganesh Rana. Nutritional, anti-nutritional profile and phytochemical screening of flowers of Indigofera tinctoria fromGarhwal Himalaya. Int J Herb Med 2013;1(5):23-27.