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Table 10 Contents of metals in dry plant mass

From: Validation and measurement uncertainty evaluation of the ICP-OES method for the multi-elemental determination of essential and nonessential elements from medicinal plants and their aqueous extracts

 

Mg

Al

Cd

Cr

Cu

Fe

Pb

Mn

Ni

Zn

As

Chamomile

2,390 ± 18.5

152 ± 8.25

0.084 ± 0.011

2.50 0.22

11.2 ± 0.078

144 ± 5.56

0.90 ± 0.11

219 ± 5.95

3.05 ± 0.23

22.4 ± 1.36

<0.15

Milfoil

1,620 ± 12.6

41.1 ± 3.12

0.25 ± 0.022

0.88 ± 0.08

15.7 ± 0.12

42.1 ± 3.27

0.68 ± 0.063

83.2 ± 4.12

5.14 ± 0.48

46.2 ± 3.17

<0.15

Rattle

1,380 ± 11.9

126 ± 4.88

0.14 ± 0.015

1.55 ± 0.16

19.1 ± 0.15

189 ± 8.48

0.69 ± 0.077

120 ± 9.26

2.87 ± 0.22

55.9 ± 3.38

<0.15

Brotherwort

2,230 ± 12.5

186 ± 10.2

0.35 ± 0.029

3.18 ± 0.31

21.9 ± 0.18

224 ± 11.4

2.23 ± 0.17

296 ± 11.3

6.02 ± 0.23

25.8 ± 1.57

<0.15

Pot marigold

3,120 ± 20.8

172 ± 11.4

0.11 ± 0.010

2.88 ± 0.23

29.1 ± 0.19

234 ± 20.7

1.33 ± 0.13

178 ± 9.59

4.08 ± 0.24

51.1 ± 2.96

<0.15

Linden

1,450 ± 11.8

72.6 ± 3.33

0.071 ± 0.008

1.50 ± 0.11

9.22 ± 0.066

64.9 ± 6.23

0.44 ± 0.042

71.9 ± 3.77

0.63 ± 0.071

18.8 ± 1.07

<0.15

Peppermint

2,660 ± 24.1

144 ± 6.03

0.41 ± 0.036

3.61 ± 0.30

19.9 ± 0.18

306 ± 12.2

2.53 ± 0.21

255 ± 14.4

2.11 ± 0.11

64.4 ± 3.22

<0.15

  1. Values are expressed as milligrams per kilogram (mean ± standard deviation of five replicates).