Analytical methods for heavy metals in herbal medicines

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 189-198

  Yuan, Xudong ^a   Chapman, Robert L ^b   Wu, Zhiqian ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

analytical methods; Heavy metals; herbal medicine; public health; quality control; toxicity

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; MEDICINE; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUALITY CONTROL; STRIPPING VOLTAMMETRY;

'CURRENT; ANALYTICAL METHOD; CONVENTIONAL MEDICINES; HERBAL MEDICINES; MEDLINE/PUBMED; RISK TO CONSUMERS; SOURCE MATERIAL; STATE OF THE ART; TOXIC HEAVY METALS; WORLD POPULATION;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANODIC STRIPPING POTENTIOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; COLD VAPOR ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE POLAROGRAPHY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FLAME ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; GRAPHITE FURNACE ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; HEALTH HAZARD; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 79954579270     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: 10991565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pca.1287     Document Type: Article

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