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Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Commonly Used as

Volume: 21 Number: 3 August 12, 2015
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Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Commonly Used as

Abstract

For the majority of the world population medicinal plants represent the primary source of the health care. Therefore determining the content of heavy metals, accumulated in medicinal plants, is of high importance. Thus, the purpose of this research was to evaluate the content of heavy metals and two metalloids in selected medicinal plants (Matricaria chamomilla L., Melissa officinalis L., Mentha piperita L. and Foeniculum vulgare Mill.), that are traditionally used in alternative medicine. The plant materials were collected in a highly industrialized town (Pančevo). Plant analyses were done according to ICP methodology. The obtained results show that the contents of the potentially toxic elements in the investigated medicinal plant species were below the recommended limits and those medicinal plants from the studied growing site are suitable for preparation of teas and medicinal extracts.

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English

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Authors

Radmila Pivic This is me

Dragana Josic This is me

Zoran Dinic This is me

Aleksandar Stanojkovic This is me

Publication Date

August 12, 2015

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October 31, 2015

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Year 2015 Volume: 21 Number: 3

APA
Stanojkovic-sebic, A., Pivic, R., Josic, D., Dinic, Z., & Stanojkovic, A. (2015). Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Commonly Used as. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 21(3), 317-325. https://doi.org/10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001334
AMA
1.Stanojkovic-sebic A, Pivic R, Josic D, Dinic Z, Stanojkovic A. Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Commonly Used as. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2015;21(3):317-325. doi:10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001334
Chicago
Stanojkovic-sebic, Aleksandra, Radmila Pivic, Dragana Josic, Zoran Dinic, and Aleksandar Stanojkovic. 2015. “Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Commonly Used As”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 21 (3): 317-25. https://doi.org/10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001334.
EndNote
Stanojkovic-sebic A, Pivic R, Josic D, Dinic Z, Stanojkovic A (August 1, 2015) Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Commonly Used as. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 21 3 317–325.
IEEE
[1]A. Stanojkovic-sebic, R. Pivic, D. Josic, Z. Dinic, and A. Stanojkovic, “Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Commonly Used as”, J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 317–325, Aug. 2015, doi: 10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001334.
ISNAD
Stanojkovic-sebic, Aleksandra - Pivic, Radmila - Josic, Dragana - Dinic, Zoran - Stanojkovic, Aleksandar. “Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Commonly Used As”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 21/3 (August 1, 2015): 317-325. https://doi.org/10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001334.
JAMA
1.Stanojkovic-sebic A, Pivic R, Josic D, Dinic Z, Stanojkovic A. Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Commonly Used as. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2015;21:317–325.
MLA
Stanojkovic-sebic, Aleksandra, et al. “Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Commonly Used As”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 21, no. 3, Aug. 2015, pp. 317-25, doi:10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001334.
Vancouver
1.Aleksandra Stanojkovic-sebic, Radmila Pivic, Dragana Josic, Zoran Dinic, Aleksandar Stanojkovic. Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Commonly Used as. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2015 Aug. 1;21(3):317-25. doi:10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001334

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