Estimation of essential and trace elements in some medicinal plants by PIXE and PIGE techniques

Devi, K. Nomita; Sarma, H. N. K.; Kumar, Sanjiv

doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2007.12.004

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“…Mn concentration in Ethiopian ginger is in the range of 184–401 mg/kg and its values reported by Devi et al (2008) and Obiajunwa et al (2002) lies in this range. The Fe content reported in Saudi Arabia (Alwakeel 2008) is less than the Fe content in Ethiopian ginger.…”

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“…Some studies have also been conducted on determination of essential and non-essential metal levels of ginger in Nigeria (Obiajunwa et al 2002; Ogunwandea and Olawore 2004; Aiwonegbe and Ikhuoria 2007), India (Devi et al 2008), and Saudi Arabia (Al-Eed et al 2002; Alwakeel 2008). However, the literature survey revealed that there is no study conducted on the determination of metals in ginger cultivated in Ethiopia.…”

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Levels of essential and non-essential metals in ginger (Zingiber officinale) cultivated in Ethiopia

Wagesho

Chandravanshi

2015

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BackgroundGinger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is a common condiment for various foods and beverages and widely used worldwide as a spice. Its extracts are used extensively in the food, beverage, and confectionary industries in the production of products such as marmalade, pickles, chutney, ginger beer, ginger wine, liquors, biscuits, and other bakery products. In Ethiopia, it is among the important spices used in every kitchen to flavor stew, tea, bread and local alcoholic drinks. It is also chiefly used medicinally for indigestion, stomachache, malaria, fevers, common cold, and motion sickness. The literature survey revealed that there is no study conducted on the determination of metals in ginger cultivated in Ethiopia. Hence it is worthwhile to determine the levels of essential and non-essential metals in ginger cultivated in Ethiopia.MethodsThe levels of essential (Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Cu, Co, Cr, Mn, and Ni) and non-essential (Cd and Pb) metals in ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) cultivated in four different regions of Ethiopia and the soil where it was grown were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. 0.5 g of oven dried ginger and soil samples were digested using 3 mL of HNO3 and 1 mL of HClO4 at 210°C for 3 h and a mixture of 6 mL aqua-regia and 1.5 mL H2O2 at 270°C for 3 h, respectively.ResultsThe mean metal concentration (μg/g dry weight basis) ranged in the ginger and soil samples, respectively, were: Ca (2000–2540, 1770–3580), Mg (2700–4090, 1460–2440), Fe (41.8–89.0, 21700–46900), Zn (38.5–55.2, 255–412), Cu (1.1–4.8, 3.80–33.9), Co (2.0–7.6, 48.5–159), Cr (6.0–10.8, 110–163), Mn (184–401, 1760–6470), Ni (5.6–8.4, 14.1–79.3) and Cd (0.38–0.97, 0.24–1.1). The toxic metal Pb was not detected in both the ginger and soil samples.ConclusionThere was good correlation between some metals in ginger and soil samples while poor correlation between other metals (Fe, Ni, Cu). This study revealed that Ethiopian gingers are good source of essential metals and free from toxic metal Pb while containing negligible amount of Cd.

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Levels of essential and non-essential metals in ginger (Zingiber officinale) cultivated in Ethiopia

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2015

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“…Gowrishankar et al [14] in OS determined the same level of Ni 33.7 ± 5.0 g/g. Moreover, team of Professor Kumar from India [15] determined very high concentration of Al (8249 g/g) in leaves of OS, using PIXE (Particle-induced X-ray Emission) and PIGE (Particle-induced Gamma-ray Emission) techniques.…”

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Determination of toxic metals by ICP-MS in Asiatic and European medicinal plants and dietary supplements

Filipiak-Szok

Kurzawa

Szłyk

2015

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

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“…1-3 PIXE measurements were performed at Surface and Profile Measurement Laboratory at National Centre for Compositional Characterization of Materials (NCCCM), BARC, Hyderabad using the 3 MV tandetron accelerator. 12 In PIXE experiments, a well collimated 2.4 MeV proton beam of diameter 5 mm and current 5-7 nA was incident normally on targets placed inside a scattering chamber. The X-rays were detected by a planar high purity germanium (HPGe) detector (Eurisys Measures type EGX100-01, Be window thickness 40 μm) placed at 45 • to the beam axis.…”

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Elemental Analysis of Ground Water Using Pixe and Pige Techniques

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Water is the most important source of minerals for both human beings and animals. But at the same time, water is also a source of disease due to the contamination of various elements. Therefore, knowledge of the elemental content of water is important. In this work, water samples were collected from areas around Chandigarh and Bathinda district, Panjab, India. Proton-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) and proton-induced gamma-ray emission (PIGE) techniques were used for the determination of heavy and light trace elements, respectively, in wide varieties of water samples. A large number of elements, namely F, Na, S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, As, Pb, and U were detected in the samples and results are discussed.

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Estimation of essential and trace elements in some medicinal plants by PIXE and PIGE techniques

Cited by 53 publications

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Levels of essential and non-essential metals in ginger (Zingiber officinale) cultivated in Ethiopia

Levels of essential and non-essential metals in ginger (Zingiber officinale) cultivated in Ethiopia

Determination of toxic metals by ICP-MS in Asiatic and European medicinal plants and dietary supplements

Elemental Analysis of Ground Water Using Pixe and Pige Techniques

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