Metalic Trace Elements in Medicinal Plants from Macedonia

Gjorgieva Ackova, Darinka and Kadifkova-Panovska, Tatjana and Baceva, Katerina and Stafilov, Trajče (2011) Metalic Trace Elements in Medicinal Plants from Macedonia. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 7 (1). pp. 109-114. ISSN 1990-9233

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Abstract

Medicinal plants are a source of biologically important elements, which may play a part in the
observed therapeutic uses of these plants. It is therefore of major interest to establish the levels of some
elements in common herbal plants because, at elevated levels, these elements can also be dangerous and toxic.
It was therefore imperative to explore the present status of local plants Urtica dioica L. Taraxacum officinale,
Robinia pseudoacacia and Matricaria recutita, in terms of selected heavy metals and macronutrients (Zn, Cu,
Fe, Cr, Ca, K, Li, Mg and Na). All the elements were accumulated to greater or lower extents by all 4 plant
species studied. Elemental studies of the plants showed that they contained large amounts of nutrients and
were rich in Mg, Ca and K.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Natural sciences > Biological sciences Natural sciences > Chemical sciences Medical and Health Sciences > Other medical sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User:	Darinka Gorgieva Ackova
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2012 12:37
Last Modified:	06 Mar 2018 10:39
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/1183

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