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The Elevational Effect on Soil Parameters and Biochemical Constituents of Bergenia stracheyi: An Important Medicinal Plant of Garhwal Himalaya

Jyoti Thapliyal*, Vandana Shukla

Medicinal plants play a vital role in the healthcare sector for developing nations and are potent sources of therapeutic molecules to heal various diseases in the world. Bergenia stracheyi Engl. are well known for their medicinal value in the Indian system of medicine, modern pharmaceutical industries and the local system of medicine leading to over and illegal exploitation and habitat destruction, the species is now restricted to few pockets and facing threats to their existences. Keeping this in mind, studying the different sites of B. stracheyi to get more information to take up their conservational strategies. The present study deals with variation in a number of phytoconstituents and soil organic carbon and NPK content of the plant in two different elevations. The sample result reveals that total nitrogen content and total organic carbon content increase with altitude while available nitrogen content and potassium content decrease with increasing altitude. The primary metabolites such as soluble sugar and starch increased with the elevation while protein and amino acid decreased with the elevation. The result reveals that the amount of total phenolic content and overall tannin content increase with increasing altitudes.