Analysis of heavy metals in herbal extracts of high altitute growing plants Hippophae rhamnoides and Rhodiola imbricata

Toxicology International

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-117

  Saggu, S ^b   Gupta, V ^b   Sawhney, R C ^b   Rai, P K ^a   Kumar, R ^b  

^a Ministry of Defence   (India)

^b DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

AAS; High altitude; Metal pollution; Rhodiola; Seabuckthorn

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES EXTRACT; LEAD; MERCURY; RHODIOLA IMBRICATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ALTITUDE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRUIT; HEAVY METAL POISONING; LYOPHILISATE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; RHODIOLA; RHODIOLA IMBRICATA; TOXICITY TESTING;

CRASSULACEAE; ELAEAGNACEAE; HIPPOPHAE; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES; RHODIOLA;

EID: 33751089558     PISSN: 09716580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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