Table 1.

Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) based elemental analysis of Emblica officinalis dried powder.

Elements (symbols)	Detected wavelength (nm)	Detected values (mg/L)
Arsenic (As)	193.66	—
Barium (Ba)	233.527	0.009
Cadmium (Cd)	228.802	—
Cobalt (Co)	228.616	—
Copper (Cu)	327.393	—
Iron (Fe)	238.204	0.414
Potassium (K)	766.490	172.4
Lithium (Li)	670.784	—
Magnesium (Mg)	285.213	8.724
Manganese (Mn)	257.610	0.135
Nickel (Ni)	231.604	0.005
Lead (Pb)	220.353	—
Zinc (Zn)	206.200	0.062
Strontium (Sr)	407.771	—

All detected values are under permissible intake level as recommended by WHO (Anonymous, 1999).