Table 3.
The trace metal content of water extracts of selected medicinal plants
| Name of the plants | Cu (μg/g)* | Zn (μg/g)* | Mn (μg/g)* | Mg (mg/g)# | Se (μg/g)* | Mo (μg/g)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Acanthopanax senticosus |
30.86 ± 0.61 |
183.33 ± 3.91 |
35.01 ± 0.86 |
10.35 ± 0.41 |
43.04 ± 1.41 |
0.73 ± 0.03 |
|
Actinidia arguta |
201.75 ± 1.28 |
969.13 ± 6.68 |
182.96 ± 1.46 |
38.44 ± 0.49 |
5.9 ± 0.06 |
2.96 ± 0.04 |
|
Akebia quinata |
29.28 ± 1.72 |
310.65 ± 19.77 |
93.36 ± 6.85 |
7.24 ± 0.85 |
1.74 ± 0.17 |
0.12 ± 0.02 |
|
Alpinae officinarum |
19.94 ± 0.73 |
276.02 ± 10.99 |
2212.53 ± 101.6 |
10.56 ± 0.78 |
1.92 ± 0.12 |
0.22 ± 0.02 |
|
Andrographis paniculata |
61.13 ± 1.77 |
245.62 ± 7.69 |
542.3 ± 19.6 |
65.89 ± 3.81 |
13.93 ± 0.67 |
0.78 ± 0.05 |
|
Artemisia vulgaris |
43.8 ± 1.27 |
135.75 ± 4.28 |
321.4 ± 11.69 |
18.6 ± 1.08 |
16.28 ± 0.79 |
0.55 ± 0.03 |
|
Asparagus cochinchinensis |
6.71 ± 0.75 |
77.24 ± 9.37 |
54.5 ± 7.63 |
3.05 ± 0.68 |
1.86 ± 0.35 |
0.13 ± 0.03 |
|
Aster tataricus |
3.47 ± 0.26 |
30.35 ± 2.48 |
46.6 ± 4.39 |
2.78 ± 0.42 |
1.44 ± 0.18 |
0.09 ± 0.01 |
|
Corydalis yanhusuo |
7.73 ± 0.61 |
154.73 ± 13.17 |
42.99 ± 4.28 |
9.61 ± 1.51 |
0.48 ± 0.06 |
0.87 ± 0.14 |
|
Curcuma zedoaria |
32.74 ± 0.5 |
45.85 ± 0.75 |
2312.15 ± 43.84 |
29.26 ± 0.89 |
13.7 ± 0.35 |
3.27 ± 0.1 |
|
Cynanchum paniculatum |
23.57 ± 0.78 |
171.76 ± 6.16 |
53.96 ± 2.23 |
12.39 ± 0.82 |
2.92 ± 0.16 |
0.51 ± 0.04 |
|
Cyperus rotundus |
21.03 ± 0.61 |
79.54 ± 2.51 |
27.35 ± 0.99 |
6.41 ± 0.37 |
0.54 ± 0.03 |
0.39 ± 0.02 |
|
Ducheshea indica |
18.55 ± 0.88 |
175.82 ± 9.06 |
156.07 ± 9.28 |
19.58 ± 1.86 |
2.72 ± 0.22 |
0.37 ± 0.04 |
|
Hedyotis diffusa |
59.23 ± 1.06 |
304.91 ± 5.89 |
1778.79 ± 39.63 |
59.31 ± 2.11 |
42.38 ± 1.26 |
3 ± 0.11 |
|
Leonurus japonicus |
82.62 ± 1.53 |
848.36 ± 17.01 |
214.72 ± 4.97 |
40.24 ± 1.49 |
47.03 ± 1.45 |
2.57 ± 0.11 |
|
Ligustrum lucidum |
16.51 ± 0.86 |
250.49 ± 14.17 |
72.87 ± 4.76 |
9.43 ± 0.99 |
0.4 ± 0.03 |
1.41 ± 0.15 |
|
Lobelia chinensis |
9.37 ± 0.75 |
236.66 ± 20.53 |
124.26 ± 12.44 |
2.26 ± 0.36 |
0.64 ± 0.09 |
1.2 ± 0.2 |
|
Lysinachia christinae |
68.01 ± 1.31 |
461.07 ± 9.61 |
22.96 ± 0.55 |
16.46 ± 0.63 |
27.88 ± 0.89 |
1.12 ± 0.04 |
|
Paeonia lactiflora |
2.89 ± 0.12 |
130.61 ± 5.95 |
147.3 ± 7.75 |
9.73 ± 0.82 |
−0.11 ± −0.01 |
0.13 ± 0.01 |
|
Paeonia suffuticosa |
2.42 ± 0.10 |
59.72 ± 2.81 |
29.38 ± 1.59 |
4.1 ± 0.36 |
0.57 ± 0.04 |
0.07 ± 0.01 |
|
Paris polyphylla |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Platycodon grandiflorus |
12.73 ± 0.96 |
180.17 ± 14.78 |
56.28 ± 5.33 |
12.41 ± 1.88 |
0.83 ± 0.11 |
1.39 ± 0.22 |
|
Plantago asiatica |
59.58 ± 1.23 |
298.09 ± 6.68 |
238.28 ± 6.16 |
8.67 ± 0.36 |
14.63 ± 0.5 |
1.29 ± 0.06 |
|
Pleione bulbocadioides |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Ploygala tenuifolia |
21.61 ± 1.31 |
43.25 ± 2.84 |
47.82 ± 3.62 |
5.53 ± 0.67 |
0.65 ± 0.07 |
0.2 ± 0.03 |
|
Polygonum aviculare |
34.48 ± 0.98 |
294.6 ± 9.09 |
5.89 ± 0.21 |
36.32 ± 2.07 |
9.81 ± 0.47 |
0.77 ± 0.05 |
|
Poria cocos |
230.2 ± 1.16 |
1841.43 ± 10.09 |
1257.65 ± 7.95 |
7.53 ± 0.08 |
0.52 ± 0 |
3.75 ± 0.04 |
|
Pogostemon cablin |
64.71 ± 2.11 |
565.31 ± 17.51 |
392.13 ± 13.76 |
83.3 ± 4.26 |
5.81 ± 0.27 |
4.66 ± 0.37 |
|
Prunella vulgaris |
9.76 ± 0.26 |
128.12 ± 3.7 |
522.57 ± 17.4 |
14.98 ± 0.8 |
17.68 ± 0.79 |
0.45 ± 0.03 |
|
Pseudostellaria heterophylla |
3.53 ± 0.18 |
274.37 ± 15.37 |
270.58 ± 17.48 |
4.19 ± 0.43 |
1.1 ± 0.10 |
0.36 ± 0.04 |
|
Rabdosia rubescens |
52.69 ± 1.25 |
284.29 ± 7.30 |
692.42 ± 20.5 |
62.03 ± 2.94 |
8.54 ± 0.34 |
5.21 ± 0.26 |
|
Rehmannia glutinosa |
6.86 ± 0.82 |
110.9 ± 14.37 |
6.61 ± 0.99 |
1.46 ± 0.35 |
0.55 ± 0.11 |
0.08 ± 0.02 |
|
Salvia miltiorrhiza |
14.45 ± 1.12 |
66.17 ± 5.54 |
76.18 ± 7.35 |
23.83 ± 3.68 |
0.51 ± 0.07 |
0.13 ± 0.02 |
|
Sanguisorba officinalis |
74.89 ± 1.09 |
909.37 ± 14.34 |
274.25 ± 4.99 |
25.66 ± 0.75 |
4.06 ± 0.1 |
1.2 ± 0.04 |
|
Schizandra chinensis |
5.27 ± 0.35 |
168.34 ± 12.17 |
543.02 ± 45.31 |
13.4 ± 1.79 |
0.35 ± 0.04 |
0.54 ± 0.07 |
|
Scutellaria barbata |
45.27 ± 0.56 |
290.33 ± 3.92 |
634.07 ± 9.87 |
58.94 ± 1.47 |
3.08 ± 0.06 |
1.11 ± 0.03 |
|
Semen coicis |
91.28 ± 1.07 |
367.05 ± 4.65 |
367.84 ± 5.38 |
28.46 ± 0.67 |
5 ± 0.11 |
6.97 ± 0.17 |
|
Smilax glabra |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Solanum nigrum |
71.07 ± 2.01 |
404.88 ± 12.4 |
244.61 ± 8.64 |
57.18 ± 3.23 |
4.83 ± 0.23 |
4.46 ± 0.26 |
|
Solanum lyratum |
74.33 ± 1.86 |
596.51 ± 16.14 |
9.22 ± 0.29 |
11.98 ± 0.6 |
0.89 ± 0.04 |
0.45 ± 0.02 |
|
Spatholobus suberectus |
27.63 ± 0.56 |
188.26 ± 4.1 |
1211.85 ± 30.48 |
3.27 ± 0.13 |
16.65 ± 0.56 |
0.41 ± 0.02 |
|
Tussilago farfara |
10.16 ± 0.84 |
96.79 ± 8.71 |
17.52 ± 1.82 |
2.13 ± 0.35 |
1.87 ± 0.26 |
0.18 ± 0.03 |
|
Uncaria rhyncophylla |
8.25 ± 0.25 |
400.03 ± 12.95 |
2770.85 ± 103.53 |
7.91 ± 0.47 |
17.28 ± 0.86 |
0.19 ± 0.01 |
| Viscum coloratum | 24.77 ± 0.97 | 977.52 ± 41.43 | 392.4 ± 19.19 | 16.65 ± 1.3 | 4 ± 0.26 | 0.4 ± 0.03 |
NA: not applicable.
* Trace metal contents are expressed in μg/g of dry plant samples.
# Mg content was measured in mg/g.