A study on elemental contents of medicinally important species of Artemisia L. (Asteraceae) found in Pakistan

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 2256-2263

  Ashraf, Muhammad ^a   Hayat, Muhammad Qasim ^a,b   Mumtaz, Abdul Samad ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Artemisia; Elemental analysis; Heavy metal poisoning; Medicinal herbs; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA ANNUA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA BREVIFOLIA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA DUBIA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA HERBA ALBA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA INDICA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA JAPONICA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA KURRAMENSIS EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA MARITIME EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA MOORCROFTIANA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA NILAGIRICA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA ROXBURGHIANA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA SANTOLINIFOLIA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA SCOPARIA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS EXTRACT; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITRIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; ARTEMISIA BREVIFOLIA; ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS; ARTEMISIA DUBIA; ARTEMISIA HERBA ALBA; ARTEMISIA INDICA; ARTEMISIA JAPONICA; ARTEMISIA KURRAMENSIS; ARTEMISIA MARITIME; ARTEMISIA MOORCROFTIANA; ARTEMISIA NILAGIRICA; ARTEMISIA ROXBURGHIANA; ARTEMISIA SANTOLINIFOLIA; ARTEMISIA SCOPARIA; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; HERBAL MEDICINE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; ARTEMISIA BREVIFOLIA; ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS; ARTEMISIA HERBA-ALBA; ARTEMISIA INDICA; ARTEMISIA JAPONICA; ARTEMISIA ROXBURGHIANA; ARTEMISIA SANTOLINIFOLIA; ARTEMISIA SCOPARIA; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; ASTERACEAE;

EID: 78650576200     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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