A Comparative Study of Selected Trace Element Content in Malay and Chinese Traditional Herbal Medicine (THM) Using an Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS)

A Comparative Study of Selected Trace Element Content in Malay and Chinese Traditional Herbal Medicine (THM) Using an Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS)

A total of 60 products of traditional herbal medicine (THM) in various dosage forms of herbal preparation were analyzed to determine selected trace elements (i.e., Zn, Mn, Cu, Cd, and Se) using ICP-MS. Thirty types of both Chinese and Malay THMs were chosen to represent each population. The closed v...

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Main Authors: Sharifah Mohamad, Nor Kartini Abu Bakar, Fairuz Liyana Mohd Rasdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-02-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
trace elements
ICP-MS
traditional herbal medicines
method validation
microwave digestion
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/14/2/3078

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