Chemical Composition of Medicinal Plants Growing Under Conditions of Anthropogenic Load (On the Example of the Kursk Region)

Abstract

in the conditions of the Kursk region, the analysis of soil samples and plant samples for the content of heavy metals was carried out. It is established that the soils of the studied areas are classified as having a high level of pollution in terms of their content. The priority pollutants of the soil are Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr, Ni, and Cu, the supply of which is mainly associated with the enterprises operating in this territory. The content of heavy metals in medicinal plant raw materials is estimated. For the first time, depending on the biological characteristics of Tilia cordata, Betula pendula, Plantago major, Urtica dioica, Achillea millefollium, data on the content of biologically active substances in conditions of technogenic pollution are presented, and the antioxidant activity of plants in areas characterized by various anthropogenic loads is studied.