Extraction of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants permits demonstration of their physiological activity. It also facilitates pharmacology studies leading to discovery of synthesis of more potent drugs. The plants selected in the present study are Euphorbia prostrata, Euphorbia hirta, Euphorbia splendens, Ricinus communis and Jatropha integearrima (Euphorbiaceae) which are used traditionally for antiseptics, dermatocides, skin diseases and diarrhea. The preliminary phytochemical and pharmacognostical studies on these plants were carried out for the first time. The present investigation...

Heavy metals or trace elements play an important role in the metabolic pathways during the growth and development of plants. When these heavy metal present in higher amount, or even in small amount have negative health consequence, affecting the nutritional status, metabolic rate, the integrity of detoxification pathway. In present amount heavy metal absorbed by the vegetables were taken under study. 21 samples of vegetables were collected from local vegetable market and were analyzed for the amount of toxic heavy metals Cu ( ), Co ( ), Fe ( ), Ni ( ), and Cd ( )], which are harmful for...