Analysis of Chemical Composition in leaf and root of Acrorus calamus L

This study has been carried out to investigate the chemical composition of Acorus calamus L., a wild plant (Chang Po) which has long been used as a medicine or a hair rinse in Korea and China. Potassium was found to be the most predominant mineral in leaf and root, followed by calcium, magnesium, an...

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Published inKOREAN J. FOOD SCI. TECHNOL Vol. 32; no. 1
Main Authors Kim Hya-ja, Kim Se-Won Department Prectical Arts Education, Cheongju National University Education, Chongju (Korea Republic)
Format Publication
LanguageKorean
Published 2000
Subjects
ACROUS CALAMUS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
COMPOSICION APROXIMADA
COMPOSICION QUIMICA
COMPOSITION CHIMIQUE
COMPOSITION GLOBALE
DRUG PLANTS
FEUILLE
HOJAS
LEAVES
PLANTAS MEDICINALES
PLANTE MEDICINALE
PROXIMATE COMPOSITION
RACINE
RAICES
ROOTS
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Summary:This study has been carried out to investigate the chemical composition of Acorus calamus L., a wild plant (Chang Po) which has long been used as a medicine or a hair rinse in Korea and China. Potassium was found to be the most predominant mineral in leaf and root, followed by calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus, in a decreasing order. Contents of potassium in leaf and root account for 548.65 mg% and 242.87 mg%, respectively. Contents of these minerals in leaf were higher value than that in root. Glucose and fructose were found to be the major free sugars in leaf and root. Malic acid was the most abundant organic acid of leaf and root, and followed by citric acid. Fourteen different kinds of fatty acids were identified from the leaf and root. Content of unsaturated fatty acids, such as linolenic, and linoleic acid was higher than that of saturated fatty acids. Content of total amino acids was 3 times higher in leaf than that in root. Leucine was the major amino acid in leaf and glutamic acid in root.
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