Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 2006 Volume 71, Issue 10, Pages: 1095-1105
https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC0610095R
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Inorganic analysis of herbal drugs. Part II: Plant and soil analysis: Diverse bioavailability and uptake of essential and toxic elements
Ražić Slavica 
(Institut za analitičku hemiju, Farmaceutski fakultet, Beograd)
Đogo Svetlana (Institut za analitičku hemiju, Farmaceutski fakultet, Beograd)
Slavković Latinka (Institut za nuklearne nauke 'Vinča', Beograd)
Eleven elements (Cu, Zn, Mn, Fe, K, Ca, Mg, Ni, Cd, Pb and Cr) in seven herbal drugs (Salviae folium, Menthae piperitae folium, Melissae folium, Lavandulae flos, Basilici herba, Marubii herba and Origani herba) and in rhizosphere soil samples were determined. A microwave digestion procedure preceded the measurements by the flame and electrothermal atomic absorption spectroscopy techniques (FAAS, ETAAS). For potentially hazardous elements and their bioavailability, BCF values were also calculated and discussed in order to identify possible sources of specific elements. .
Keywords: herbal drugs, Lamiacae, essential and toxic elements, bioavailability, bioconcentration factors, FAAS and ETAAS