SANTOSH K SAR
Objective- Medicinal plants have been widely used throughout the human history. Large number of chemical compounds are found in the plants which is used for certain biological functions and these chemical compounds play a vital role in defending against the pathogenic attack from insects, fungi, viruses etc.
Method- Some method which are used in characterization process are Proximate analysis of leaves of Ocimum sanctum (Collection of samples Proximate analysis), Pyrolysis extract, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy analysis, Determination of Zinc concentration. Thermo gravimetric analysis of Ocimum santum leaves.
Result & discussion- The leaves of Ocimum sanctum were subjected to proximate analysis. The alcoholic extractives of Ocimum sanctum leaves results reveal how far they differ in their qualities and it gives a finger print out of the sample purity. Ashes gives us the idea of mineral matter contained in the plant which is responsible for pharmacological effect Higher total ash value shows that it had higher mineral content 9 and higher value of acid insoluble ash shows that it has higher digestibility property when the plant is consumed.
