Table 2.

The zinc content of medicinal plants.

Name of plants	Country	Part used	Content in zinc	Reference
Artemisia herba alba	Morocco	Leaves	377.89 to 798.21 mg/kg	[81]
Thymus vulgaris	Morocco	Leaves + flowers	359.46 to 415.33 mg/kg	[81]
Lavandula dentata	Morocco	Leaves + flowers	480.39 mg/kg	[81]
Rosmarinus tournefortii	Morocco	Leaves	1016.73 mg/kg	[81]
Justicia adhatoda L.	Pakistan	Whole plant	31.64 ± 7.84 ppm	[90]
Achyranthes aspera L.	Pakistan	Whole plant	20.91 ± 4.61 ppm	[90]
Alternanthera pungens Kunth	Pakistan	Whole plant	37.86 ± 2.76 ppm	[90]
Parthenium hysterophorus L.	Pakistan	Whole plant	28.92 ± 9.18 ppm	[90]
Cannabis sativa L.	Pakistan	Leaves	29.45 ± 4.81 ppm	[90]
Ricinus communis L.	Pakistan	Whole plant	31.55 ± 4.20 ppm	[90]
Hordeum vulgare L.	Pakistan	Seeds	65.85 ± 1.06 ppm	[90]
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal	Pakistan	Whole plant	22.33 ± 3.63 ppm	[90]
Citrullus colocynthis	Egypt	Whole plant	25.87 ± 3.4 mg/kg	[86]
Balanites aegyptiaca	Egypt	Whole plant	15.47 ± 3.0 mg/kg	[86]
Solenostemma argel	Egypt	Whole plant	73.77 ± 3.8 mg/kg	[86]
Pergularia tomentosa	Egypt	Whole plant	58.47 ± 5.3 mg/kg	[86]
Acacia albida	Egypt	Whole plant	30.27 ± 14.4 mg/kg	[86]
Acacia ehrenbergiana	Egypt	Whole plant	16.77 ± 4.4 mg/kg	[86]
Cymbopogon proximus	Egypt	Whole plant	25.77 ± 5.3 mg/kg	[86]
Sesamum indicum	Saudi Arabia	Seeds	54.90 ± 1.9 mg/kg	[84]
Olea europaea	Saudi Arabia	Leaves	7.79 ± 0.5 mg/kg	[84]
Vaccinium myrtillus	Saudi Arabia	Fruit	3.34 ± 0.2 mg/kg	[84]
Nigella sativa	Saudi Arabia	Seeds	58.80 ± 2.1 mg/kg	[84]
Trigonella foenum-graecum	Saudi Arabia	Seeds	29.80 ± 1.3 mg/kg	[84]
Pennisetum glaucum	Saudi Arabia	Seeds	34.00 ± 1.5 mg/kg	[84]
Calligonum comosum	Saudi Arabia	Whole plant	11.80 ± 0.6 mg/kg	[84]
Citrullus colocynthis	Saudi Arabia	Fruit	12.80 ± 0.6 mg/kg	[84]
Momordica charantia	Saudi Arabia	Fruit	21.20 ± 1.1 mg/kg	[84]
Opuntia ficus-indica	Saudi Arabia	Fruit	14.30 ± 0.7 mg/kg	[84]
Haloxylon salicornicum	Saudi Arabia	Whole plant	6.67 ± 0.4 mg/kg	[84]
Pistacia lentiscus	Morocco	Leaves	230.36 mg/kg	[82]
Pistacia lentiscus	Morocco	Fruits	168.11 mg/kg	[82]
Retama monosperma	Morocco	Branches/leaves	140.91 mg/kg	[83]
Retama monosperma	Morocco	Seeds	44.33 mg/kg	[83]
Ziziphus spina-christi	Morocco	Fruit	0.44 ± 0.06 mg/100 g	[85]
Ziziphus spina-christi	Morocco	Pulp	0.38 ± 0.03 mg/100 g	[85]
Ziziphus spina-christi	Morocco	Seed	0.65 ± 0.04 mg/100 g	[85]
Ziziphus spina-christi	Morocco	Almond	0.86 ± 0.05 mg/100 g	[85]
Ziziphus lotus	Morocco	Fruit	0. 31 ± 0.01 mg/100 g	[85]
Ziziphus lotus	Morocco	Pulp	0.28 ± 0.06 mg/100 g	[85]
Ziziphus lotus	Morocco	Seed	0.59 ± 0.04 mg/100 g	[85]
Ziziphus lotus	Morocco	Almond	0.78 ± 0.04 mg/100 g	[85]
Amaranthus viridis	India	Leaves	9.73 ± 1.02 mg/100 g	[87]
Chenopodium album	India	Leaves	8.44 ± 0.9 mg/100 g	[87]
Diplazium esculentum	India	Leaves	2.73 ± 0.1 mg/100 g	[87]
Nasturtium officinale	India	Leaves	2.04 ± 0.03 mg/100 g	[87]
Urtica dioica	India	Leaves	2.32 ± 0.04 mg/100 g	[87]
Allium neapolitanum	Turkey	Bulb	234.969 ± 9.04 mg/kg	[91]
Allium scorodoprasum	Turkey	Bulb	386.150 ± 12.84 mg/kg	[91]
Cichorium intybus	Turkey	Root	257.858 ± 5.48 mg/kg	[91]
Ferula communis	Turkey	Rhizome	302.083 ± 6.18 mg/kg	[91]
Glycyrrhiza glabra	Turkey	Rhizome	182.978 ± 2.93 mg/kg	[91]
Laurus nobilis	Turkey	Seed	281.449 ± 5.86 mg/kg	[91]
Paliurus spina-christi	Turkey	Fruit	177.784 ± 6.91 mg/kg	[91]
Papaver somniferum	Turkey	Seed	330.341 ± 4.09 mg/kg	[91]
Pinus brutia	Turkey	Resin	174.993 ± 5.83 mg/kg	[91]
Pistacia terebinthus	Turkey	Fruits	173.171 ± 6.86 mg/kg	[91]
Quercus infectoria	Turkey	Gall	166.910 ± 2.69 mg/kg	[91]
Rhus coriaria	Turkey	Seed	307.730 ± 6.94 mg/kg	[91]
Ricinus communis	Turkey	Seed	395.252 ± 12.92 mg/kg	[91]