| Literature DB >> 17467773 |
Piotr Kalny1, Zbigniew Fijałek, Anna Daszczuk, Peter Ostapczuk.
Abstract
Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and Zn were determined in birch leaves (Folium Betulae), dandelion roots (Radix Taraxacae), hawthorn blossom (Inflorescentia Crataegi) and their infusions by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS) after microwave digestion of plant samples. Infusions were made from herbs according to prescription for patients, provided by the producer of medicine on the package. The results obtained were compared with daily requirements for each element. Results show high content of cadmium in the medicinal plants analyzed. The highest level in infusions was observed for Ni and Zn (over 90% of the total element concentration for Ni and in most cases over 50% for Zn), and the lowest for Cd and Pb. The calculated daily intake of majority of the analyzed elements was very low (under 1% of daily requirements).Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17467773 DOI： 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.03.026
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sci Total Environ ISSN： 0048-9697 Impact factor: 7.963