Essential and toxic elements in three Pakistan's medicinal fruits (Punica granatum, Ziziphus jujuba and Piper cubeba) analysed by INAA.
Int J Food Sci Nutr
; 63(3): 310-7, 2012 May.
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Three important medicinal fruits generally used by the people of Pakistan for the treatment of different diseases have been studied for their mineral contents. Twenty-two major and minor trace elements (essential, toxic and non-essential) were identified in Punica granatum (pomegranate), Ziziphus jujuba (jujube) and Piper cubeba L. (cubeb) by employing instrumental neutron activation analysis technique. The studied medicinal herbs are a good source of the essential elements while toxic elements are found in trace amounts. K is detected as a major element in pomegranate, jujube and cubeb with respective values of 1.20%, 1.18% and 2.01%. Pomegranate has significant concentrations of Na, Zn, Cr and Se; jujube has high Cl, Zn, Mn and Co contents while cubeb is a good source of K and Fe. The baseline data presented in this work can be used in understanding the role of mineral elements in nutritive, preventive and therapeutic properties of medicinal herbs.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Plantas Medicinales
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Lythraceae
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Piper
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Ziziphus
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Análisis de Activación de Neutrones
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Food Sci Nutr
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Pakistán
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido