Heavy trace metals and macronutrients status in herbal plants of Nigeria

Food Chemistry

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-71

  Ajasa, Al Moaruf Olukayode ^b   Bello, Muibat Olabisi ^b   Ibrahim, Asiata Omotayo ^b   Ogunwande, Isiaka Ajani ^a   Olawore, Nureni Olayide ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectrophotometer; Medicinal plants; Metal contents; Microwave dissolution

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BUTYROSPERMUM PARADOXUM; CASHEW NUT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYPTIS SUAVEOLENS; MACRONUTRIENT; MANGO; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORINDA LUCIDA; NUTRIENT CONTENT; OCIMUM CANUM; SAMPLING; SOLANUM ERIANTHUM; SOLANUM TORVUM; SPECTROMETER; ZINGIRBER OFFIICINALE;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; HYPTIS; HYPTIS SUAVEOLENS; MANGIFERA; MANGIFERA INDICA; MORINDA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM CANUM; SOLANUM; SOLANUM ERIANTHUM; SOLANUM TORVUM; ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0242539707     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2003.06.004     Document Type: Article

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