The analysis of heavy metals in Chinese herbal medicine by flow injection-mercury hydride system and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 293-297

  Yuan, Xudong ^a   Ling, Koh Hwee ^b   Keung, Chui Wai ^b  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectrometry; Heavy metals; Herbal medicine; Quality control; Yin Qiao Jie Du tablets

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ATOMS; GRAPHITE; HEAVY METALS; HYDRIDES; MEDICINE; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; METAL ANALYSIS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ATOMIC-ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINES; FLOW INJECTION; GRAPHITE FURNACE ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; GRAPHITE FURNACE-ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRIES; HERBAL MEDICINES; LIMIT OF DETECTION; TOXIC HEAVY METALS; YIN QIAO JIE DU TABLET;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ARSENIC; CHINESE DRUG; GRAPHITE; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YIN QIAO JIE DU; ASTATINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SAFETY; FURNACE; HERBAL MEDICINE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TABLET FORMULATION; CHEMISTRY; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS;

ASTATINE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; GRAPHITE; LEAD; MERCURY; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; METALS, HEAVY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 67651022220     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: 10991565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pca.1126     Document Type: Article

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