SEASONAL DYNAMICS IN THE NUTRITIONAL AND ANTINUTRITIONAL STATUS OF STEM BARK OF ANOGEISSUS LATIFOLIA.

摘要

Anogeissus latifolia(Roxb.) is an important medicinal plant used as herbal drug in thecardiac diseases management. In the present investigation seasonal variations in the stem bark samples(Apical bark, Middle bark and Mature inner bark) with respect to total reducing sugars, total sugars,amylose, amylopectin, starch, crude fibers, crude protein, total ashvalue, total polyphenols, watersoluble tannins, total flavonoids, total alkaloids, nitrates, and total oxalate. The concentration ofconstituents except oxalate and total ash was found higher in the apical stem bark than the middle andmature inner bark. The oxalate and total ash were higher in the mature inner bark than the apical stembark and middle bark samples.