Trace elements in Malaysian medicinal plants

Majid, Amran Ab.; Sarmani, Sukiman; Yusoff, Nik Mohd Rahimi Nik; Wei, Yuanfei; Hamzah, Firdaus Mohamad

doi:10.1007/bf02036487

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“…has extensively been carried out but very little information is available in literature on medicinal herbs [7][8][9][10][11]. In the present study seven herbs listed in Table 1, generally used against indigestion, gastro-intestinal disorders and related ailments were analyzed.…”

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Trace elements evaluation of some medicinal herbs by instrumental neutron activation analysis

Zaidi¹,

Fatima²,

Qureshi³

et al. 2004

Radiochimica Acta

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Instrumental neutron activation analysis has been used for the analysis of seven varieties of medicinal herbs generally used by the people of South Asian region. Twenty-one trace elements (essential, toxic and non-essential) were determined. This data should not only be helpful in establishing the base-line values in these medicinal herbs but also in correlating their role as therapeutic agents. A comparison of our data with literature values shows variation in trace element contents of same species of different origin which can be attributed to ecological and geographical variations to some extent; however an exact interpretation demands further extensive investigations.

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Trace elements evaluation of some medicinal herbs by instrumental neutron activation analysis

Zaidi¹,

Fatima²,

Qureshi³

et al. 2004

Radiochimica Acta

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“…[21] Amongst the several quassinoids identified in E. longifolia extracts, Eurycomanone (EN) is said to be the major one with strong antiproliferative and steroidogenesis effects. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Proteins, minerals and amino acids Elemental contents determination of roots of E. longifolia by Majid and coworkers [26] revealed the presence of certain elements such as Al, Br, Ca, Ce, Cl, Cs, Cr, Fe, K, La, Mg, Mn, Na, Rb, Sb, Sc, and Zn along with other toxic elements. Subsequent evaluation of aqueous root extracts of E. longifolia collected from two climatically and geographically different locations in Malaysia; Perak and Pahang for proteins, minerals, and amino acids showed dissimilarity in the content of these substances.…”

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Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Simarubaceae); Advances in Its Medicinal Potentials

Wizneh¹,

Asmawi²

2014

Phcog J.

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Eurycoma longifolia Jack is a tall slender shrub-tree which is well-reputed among the natives of South East Asia for its potent aphrodisiac effect. Its root extracts have shown important biological activities such as antitumor, antimalarial, antibacterial, anti-diabetic, anti-hypertensive, Osteoprotective, and ergogenic which are mainly attributed to quassinoids. Commercially it is available in the form of drinks (along with other herbs), capsules, or loose powders. Based on available online databases it was realized that in spite of numerous reports on medicinal properties of E. longifolia, a review of recent developments regarding phytopharmacology, safety and toxicology, pharmacokinetics, and clinical applications was lacking. Therefore, this concise yet informative piece of work was prepared by pulling together trustworthy information from all the accessible published and unpublished scientific resources to serve as a reliable source of reference for future investigations.

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“…This paper reports on the evaluation of mineral element composition of ten selected medicinal plants from Nigeria. Ajasa et al (2004) have reported on the heavy trace metal and macronutrient status of some herbal plants of Nigeria and there are many literature reports on the determination of metal content of herbal, medicinal and aromatic plants from other parts of the world (Majid et al 1995;Vartika et al 2001) but no literature data are available on the mineral element composition of these particular medicinal plants that are evaluated.…”

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Evaluation of Selected Heavy Metals and Macronutrients Status of 10 Medicinal Plants from Nigeria

2013

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Ten important herbal plants from the South-west of Nigeria were analyzed for their heavy metal (K, Na, Ca, Mn, Mg, Cu, Fe, Zn, Pb and P) and macro-nutrient status using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The most prevalent heavy metals were K (162 -524 mg/mL) and Ca (102 -472 mg/mL) followed by .00 mg/mL) and and found in the herbal plants were much lower than the reported range of the elements in agricultural products.

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Trace elements in Malaysian medicinal plants

Cited by 35 publications

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Trace elements evaluation of some medicinal herbs by instrumental neutron activation analysis

Trace elements evaluation of some medicinal herbs by instrumental neutron activation analysis

Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Simarubaceae); Advances in Its Medicinal Potentials

Evaluation of Selected Heavy Metals and Macronutrients Status of 10 Medicinal Plants from Nigeria

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