Department of NMR, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India ; UJ Nanomaterials Science Research Group, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:406365. doi: 10.1155/2013/406365. Epub 2013 Oct 21.
The demand for interdisciplinary research is increasing in the new millennium to help us understand complex problems and find solutions by integrating the knowledge from different disciplines. The present review is an excellent example of this and shows how unique combination of physics, chemistry, and biological techniques can be used for the evaluation of Indian medicinal herbs used for treating diabetes mellitus. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a sensitive optical technique that is widely used for its simplicity and versatility. This review presents the most recent application of LIBS for detection of glycemic elements in medicinal plants. The characteristics of matrices, object analysis, use of laser system, and analytical performances with respect to Indian herbs are discussed.
新世纪对跨学科研究的需求不断增加，旨在通过整合不同学科的知识来帮助我们理解复杂问题并找到解决方案。本综述就是一个很好的例子，展示了如何将物理、化学和生物学技术的独特组合用于评估用于治疗糖尿病的印度草药。激光诱导击穿光谱（LIBS）是一种灵敏的光学技术，因其简单性和多功能性而被广泛使用。本综述介绍了 LIBS 在检测药用植物中血糖元素的最新应用。讨论了基质的特性、目标分析、激光系统的使用以及相对于印度草药的分析性能。
