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Chemical constituents of Ajuga bracteosa an indigenous medicinal herb of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

. Shah Masaud Khan, Sardar Ali, Noshin Shafqat, Ijaz Hussain, Izhar Hussain, Muhammad Sajid5, Sher Aslam Khan2, Alia Gul7, Sami Ullah Khan3, Khalid Naveed, Naushad Ali, Ishrat Naz, Shujaat Ali, Naveed ul Haq, Sadaf Naz, Mariam


Abstract

The samples (whole plants) of Ajuga bracteosa were collected from their natural habitat in the Khanpur Valley in the sub-Himalayan Mountains of Pakistan. Chemical analysis was carried out at the University of Agriculture, Peshawar. Significant effects were observed at different seasons and sites on various bio-chemical substances. Ajuga bracteosa revealed higher significant values for ash (34.13%) at Jabri during summer, crude proteins (15.35%) at Dam during summer, crude fats (10.30%) at Jabri during summer, essential oil (2.48%) at Mang during summer, NFES (46.17%) at Dabola during winter, NFEE (186.28%) at Dam during summer, sodium (6.96mg/100g) at Mang during winter, potassium (559.67mg/100g) at Jabri during winter, calcium (254.20mg/100g) at Jabri during summer, magnesium (264.31mg/100g) at Mang during winter; and zinc (6.53mg/100g) at Dam during winter. Ajuga bracteosa gave higher values for bio-chemicals during the last week of October. 

Key Words: Ajuga Bracteosa, habitat, potassium, bio-chemical.

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