Plant-based bioactive compounds: Healthy promoters and protective agents

Eulophia nuda, locally known as “Amarkand” is an edible orchid, traditionally used as food and ethnomedicine in arthritis, as a blood purifier, vermifuge, in bronchitis, scrofulous glands etc.The present study focuses on the proximate–nutrient analysis, metabolic profiling of bioactive phenolic acids (PA's) and validation of anti-arthritic activity in E. nuda.The proximate, nutrition and element (macro-micro) content were evaluated as per...