Evaluation of macro and microminerals in crude drugs and infusions of five herbs widely used as sedatives

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Marta E. Petenatti¹  Elisa M. Petenatti¹  Luis A. Del Vitto¹  Mauricio R. Téves¹  Néstor O. Caffini²  Eduardo J. Marchevsky²  Roberto G. Pellerano² 

[1] ,Universidad Nacional de San Luis Herbarium ,Argentina

关键词: ICP-OES;    Melissa officinalis;    Mineral composition;    Nepeta cataria;    Passiflora caerulea;    Tilia x moltkei;    Valeriana officinalis;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000129

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

It has been determined the concentration of fourteen micro and macrominerals (Al, Ca, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, P, Se, and Zn) in both crude drugs and infusions of Melissa officinalis L., Lamiaceae, Nepeta cataria L., Lamiaceae, Passiflora caerulea L., Passifloraceae, Tilia x moltkei Späth ex C.K. Schneid., Tiliaceae, and Valeriana officinalis L., Caprifoliaceae. These herbs are widely consumed by its sedative properties, either alone or in herb mixtures. All measurements were performed using an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES). The products were obtained from regional markets, mainly in San Luis province (Argentina). The estimated daily intake was compared with current recommendations. All products and its infusions were included within the upper tolerable limits for minerals, in trace elements such as toxic elements present at low levels.

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