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Elemental Composition of Infusions of Herbs (Tisanes) of North Ossetia (the Caucasus)

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  • Yuliya Lavrinenko

    (Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Botany, Faculty of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, The North Ossetian State University of K.L., Khetagurov, 362025 Vladikavkaz, Russia)

  • Anna Plieva

    (Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Botany, Faculty of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, The North Ossetian State University of K.L., Khetagurov, 362025 Vladikavkaz, Russia)

  • Inga Zinicovscaia

    (Sector of Neutron Activation Analysis and Applied Research, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
    Department of Nuclear Physics, Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 30 Reactorului Str., P.O. Box MG-6, RO-76900 Bucharest-Magurele, Romania)

  • Gergana Hristozova

    (Sector of Neutron Activation Analysis and Applied Research, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
    Faculty of Physics and Technology, Plovdiv University Paisii Hiledarski, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria)

  • Marina Frontasyeva

    (Sector of Neutron Activation Analysis and Applied Research, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia)

  • Kirill Tkachenko

    (Komarov Botanical Institute of RAS (BIN), 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia)

  • Denis N. Dogadkin

    (Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia)

  • Irina N. Gromyak

    (Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia)

  • Vladimir P. Kolotov

    (Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia)

Abstract

Herbal infusions are consumed worldwide owing to their beneficial properties. Cultivated or obtained from the wild, herbal raw plant materials may contain trace elements at various levels. This study relates to the release of beneficial and potentially toxic trace elements from herbal preparations during infusion. The elemental contents of seven commercially available herbal tea products were determined prior to and following two modes of infusion. Teabags (of equal herb content) were infused in 200 mL of boiling bottled water “Holy Spirit” for 15 and 45 min, in glass beakers. The total content of 57 elements including heavy metals, rare earth elements, as well as Th and U, were determined by ICP-MS and ICP-AES. The metals present in the highest concentrations were K, Ca, P, and S. Potassium, Mg, Co, Ni, As, Rb, and Cs had the highest extractability, whereas Ga, Ge, Se, Zr, Nb, Te, Er, Yb, W, Tl, and U had the lowest extractability.

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  • Yuliya Lavrinenko & Anna Plieva & Inga Zinicovscaia & Gergana Hristozova & Marina Frontasyeva & Kirill Tkachenko & Denis N. Dogadkin & Irina N. Gromyak & Vladimir P. Kolotov, 2021. "Elemental Composition of Infusions of Herbs (Tisanes) of North Ossetia (the Caucasus)," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-19, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:11:y:2021:i:9:p:841-:d:626887
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