Presence of major and trace elements in seven medicinal plants growing in the South-Eastern Desert, Egypt

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 210-217

  Sheded, M G ^a   Pulford, I D ^b   Hamed, A I ^a  

^a ASWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acacia; Balanites; Citrullus; Cympobogon; Medicinal plants; Mineral contents; Pergularia; Solenostemma

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; GROWTH RATE; MEDICINAL PLANT; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA EHRENBERGIANA; ANIMALIA; BALANITES; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; FAIDHERBIA ALBIDA; PERGULARIA; PERGULARIA TOMENTOSA; SOLENOSTEMMA;

EID: 33646101818     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.10.022     Document Type: Article

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