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Elemental analysis of some herbal plants used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases by NAA and AAS

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Elemental analysis of some herbal plants used in the ayurveda for curing of cardiovascular diseases has been performed using the techniques of neutron activation analysis and atomic absorption spectroscopy. The concentration of elements Mn, Na, K and Cl has been estimated by NAA using a252Cf neutron source and a high purity gemanium detector coupled to a multichannel analyzer, while the elements Ca, Cr, Co, Cu, Fe, Pb, Zn, Ni, Cd and Hg were analysed by AAS using a Perkin Elmer 3100 instrument.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Pune, 411 007, Pune, India

    N. S. Rajurkar & M. M. Damame

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Rajurkar, N.S., Damame, M.M. Elemental analysis of some herbal plants used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases by NAA and AAS. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 219, 77–80 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02040269

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