Metal contents in Centaurium erythraea and its biometry at various levels of environmental pollution

Brudzińska-Kosior, Anna; Kosior, Grzegorz; Samecka-Cymerman, Aleksandra; Kolon, Krzysztof; Mróz, Lucyna; Kempers, Alexander J.

doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.04.005

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“…In other papers, iron contents as low as 129/mg/kg [ 72 ] and even 27 mg/kg [ 73 ] were reported for the seeds of Cuminum cyminum . Concentrations varying between 90 and 510 mg/kg have been reported for the aerial parts of Centaurium erythraea Rafn (Gentianaceae) collected from 30 different sites [ 74 ]. In spinach leaves, an analysis of various genotypes has shown variations between 156.2 and 235.7 mg/kg [ 75 ].…”

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A Survey of Plant Iron Content—A Semi-Systematic Review

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Iron is an essential mineral nutrient for all living organisms, involved in a plurality of biological processes. Its deficit is the cause of the most common form of anemia in the world: iron deficiency anemia (IDA). This paper reviews iron content in various parts of 1228 plant species and its absorption from herbal products, based on data collected from the literature in a semi-systematic manner. Five hundred genera randomly selected from the Angiosperms group, 215 genera from the Pteridophytes groups and all 95 Gymnosperm genera as listed in the Plant List version 1.1 were used as keywords together with the word “iron” in computerized searches. Iron data about additional genera returned by those searches were extracted and included in the analysis. In total, iron content values for a number of 1228 species, 5 subspecies, and 5 varieties were collected. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to compare iron contents in various plant parts (whole plant, roots, stems, shoots, leaves, aerial parts, flowers, fruits, seeds, wood, bark, other parts) and exploratory analyses by taxonomic groups and life-forms were carried out. The absorption and potential relevance of herbal iron for iron supplementation are discussed.

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A Survey of Plant Iron Content—A Semi-Systematic Review

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“…In species of the genus Seseli, lower iron content was registered compared to many medicinal and aromatic plants and green and black tea. 14,17,[20][21][22][23][24] The concentration of zinc in both plant species' roots is approximately the same, while in the above-ground parts, it is lower (especially in the flower S. rigidum). Compared with the other observed metals in S. pallasii, zinc was present in higher concentrations.…”

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Mineral Composition of Herbaceous Species Seseli rigidum and Seseli pallasii: a Chemometric Approach

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Nutrients play an essential role in many metabolic processes whose deficiency or excess can be harmful to the plant itself and through the food chain to both animals and humans. Medicinal plants used in the food and pharmaceutical industries can be contaminated with increased concentrations of heavy metals. The plant species Seseli rigidum and Seseli pallasii from the Balkan Peninsula are used in traditional medicine and spices in the diet, so it was necessary to determine the mineral composition to ensure their safe application. In this work, the mineral composition was determined in medicinal species of the genus Seseli using inductively coupled plasma with optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Two multivariate statistic methods –principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) were applied to distinguish samples regarding their mineral composition. The mineral composition of both studied species is following the literature data. The results obtained using multivariate statistics methods agree and distinguish certain parts of the tested plants based on the highest content of micro, macro, or trace elements.

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“…erythraea is collected from all available sites. The natural habitats of this species may be influenced by trace element pollution from local or long-range deposition [ 18 ]. Therefore, there is a need to study the biogeochemistry of C .…”

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“…C. erythraea is collected mostly from wild populations [2,4,17]. In Poland, about 10 tons of the raw materials of C. erythraea are collected each year [18]. This is a large amount because the plant is relatively small, but the number of sites where it occurs is very limited.…”

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“…Frequently C. erythraea is collected from all available sites. The natural habitats of this species may be influenced by trace element pollution from local or long-range deposition [18]. Therefore, there is a need to study the biogeochemistry of C.erythraea to determine doses when it is ingested as a remedy and to whether this species is an accumulator of trace elements [19].…”

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Nuclear analytical techniques used to study the trace element content of Centaurium erythraea Rafn, a medicinal plant species from sites with different pollution loads in Lower Silesia (SW Poland)

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Centaurium erythraea (Gentianaceae) is a medicinal plant species with therapeutic potential officially listed in the pharmacopoeias of many European, Asian and American countries. It has had many uses in natural medicine since ancient times and it is collected mostly from wild populations. The aim of this study is to investigate the trace element composition of C. erythraea using instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). The results of the performed investigations show that INAA has proved to be an efficient analytical technique for the determination of trace elements in medicinal plants. The studied plant contains elements important to the human diet and metabolism that are needed for growth, development and the prevention and curing of disease. A comparison with the reference levels of elements for plants shows that the concentrations of most elements in C. erythraea collected from all types of sites exceed those regarded as the reference. Compared to the values of the elements in C. erythraea from rural areas (LP), the concentrations of most of the investigated elements in C. erythraea collected from the lignite basin, urban areas and in the vicinity of the A4 highway (MP) were significantly higher. The results obtained can be used for control and monitoring in the production of pharmaceuticals based on natural medical plants.

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Metal contents in Centaurium erythraea and its biometry at various levels of environmental pollution

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A Survey of Plant Iron Content—A Semi-Systematic Review

A Survey of Plant Iron Content—A Semi-Systematic Review

Mineral Composition of Herbaceous Species Seseli rigidum and Seseli pallasii: a Chemometric Approach

Nuclear analytical techniques used to study the trace element content of Centaurium erythraea Rafn, a medicinal plant species from sites with different pollution loads in Lower Silesia (SW Poland)

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