Content of ascorbic acid and rutin in Matricaria chamomilla and its related species

Abstract

Background. Vitamins are one of the common components of the chemical composition of plants, which perform numerous functions in the plant organism: they are part of enzymes, participate in such important processes as photosynthesis, respiration, and perform an antioxidant function. Such important vitamins are ascorbic acid and rutin, the study of their accumulation and distribution in plants is of great scientific interest. Materials and methods. The research was carried out in laboratories of the Department of Ecology of the Institute of Natural Sciences and Pharmacy (Mari State University). The objects of the study were the leaves and flowers of Matricaria chamomilla, Tripleurospermum inodorum, Leucanthemum vulgare, that were collected on the territory of the agrobiostation (Mari State University). The quantitative content of ascorbic acid and rutin was studied. Results. In the course of the study, it was found that the leaves and flowers of the Leucanthemum vulgare and Tripleurospermum inodorum contain ascorbic acid and rutin. The highest content of ascorbic acid was found in the leaves of Matricaria chamomilla, in ligulate flowers of Leucanthemum vulgare, in tubular flowers of Matricaria chamomilla and Leucanthemum vulgare. The highest content of rutin was observed in the leaves of Leucanthemum vulgare and Matricaria recutita L., in ligulate flowers – in Matricaria chamomilla, in tubular flowers – in Leucanthemum vulgare . Conclusions. Based on the data obtained, it is possible to use the Leucanthemum vulgare and Tripleurospermum inodorum for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes as well as Matricaria chamomilla.

Keywords

• ascorbic acid
• rutin
• leucanthemum vulgare (oxeye daisy)
• matricaria chamomilla (wild chamomile)
• tripleurospermum inodorum (scentless chamomile)