Elemental Analysis of Moroccan and Sudanese Medicinal Plant Withania Somnifera (L) Dunal by Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
The present study was aimed to determine trace and major elements in Moroccan and Sudanese medicinal plants Withania Somnifera by using Inductively Coupled Plasma - Atomic-emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The studies revealed that three major elements, namely, K, Ca and Mg, and four trace elements, Fe, Pb, Se and Zn were determined which are healthy for human body. The considered metals and their concentrations were found to vary in two samples. Several factors may account for variations in mineral concentration, which include different geographic areas, soil composition and environmental changes.
Medicinal Plant, Withania Somnifera, Major and Trace Elements, ICP-AES
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