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Heavy trace metals and macronutrients status in herbal plants of Nigeria
Al Moaruf Olukayode Ajasa,Muibat Olabisi Bello,Asiata Omotayo Ibrahim,Isiaka A. Ogunwande,Nureni O. Olawore +4 more
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In this article, the atomic absorption spectrophotometer was employed for the estimation conducted on 10 plant species collected from different locations within Ogbomoso, Ogun State, Nigeria.About:
This article is published in Food Chemistry.The article was published on 2004-03-01. It has received 216 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Hyptis suaveolens & Anacardium.read more
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Determination of major and trace elements in ten important folk therapeutic plants of Haripur basin, Pakistan
TL;DR: Although all plants are found to accumulate good quantity of Fe, K, Na, Ca and Mg, however, their trace heavy metal contents are high according to the international safety standards for the consumption of human beings.
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Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of aqueous extracts of five medicinal plants on Allium cepa Linn
TL;DR: An inhibitory, mitodepressive and turbagenic activities of the aqueous extracts on Allium cepa are suggested.
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Phytoextraction capacity of the plants growing on tannery sludge dumping sites
Amit K. Gupta,Sarita Sinha +1 more
TL;DR: Results showed that maximum amount of K, Fe and Ni was associated with residual fraction, whereas, Zn, Mn, Cr, Pb, Cd and Co was found in Fe-Mn oxide fraction.
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Heavy metals in medicinal plant products — An African perspective
TL;DR: In this paper, the main areas in agriculture and production where heavy metal contamination may occur in African herbal products for toxic heavy metals are discussed. And the authors highlight the cultural uses and poisonings related to heavy metals in traditional medicines.
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Accumulation of heavy metals in selected medicinal plants.
TL;DR: It is emphasized that medicinal plants are often subjected to heavy metal contamination and that the levels at which these heavy metals sometimes occur exceeds permissible levels for some species, therefore, collecting medicinal plants from areas that are, or may be, contaminated should be discouraged and banned if possible.
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The Flora of British India
TL;DR: The flora of British India as discussed by the authors, the flora of the British India, The flora of Indian Ocean and the British Indian Ocean, and the Indian Ocean flora of colonial India, etc.
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Broccoli sprouts: An exceptionally rich source of inducers of enzymes that protect against chemical carcinogens
TL;DR: The authors showed that 3-day-old sprouts of certain crucifers including broccoli and cauliflower contain 10-100 times higher levels of glucoraphanin (the glucosinolate of sulforaphane) than do the corresponding mature plants.
Broccoli sprouts: An exceptionally rich source of inducers of enzymes that protect against chemical carcinogens (chemoprotectionyglucosinolatesyisothiocyanatesysulforaphaneyglucoraphanin)
TL;DR: This article showed that 3-day-old sprouts of certain crucifers including broccoli and caulif lower contain 10-100 times higher levels of glucoraphanin (the glucosinolate of sulforaphane) than do the corresponding mature plants.
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Rhizofiltration: The Use of Plants to Remove Heavy Metals from Aqueous Streams
TL;DR: Dried roots were much less effective than live roots in accumulating Pb and in removing Pb from the solution, and Pb removal was based on tissue absorption and on root-mediated Pb precipitation in the form of insoluble inorganic compounds, mainly Pb phosphate.
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