ZHENG Qi, NAN Tie-gui, YUAN Yuan, et al. Investigation of Heavy Metals Content in Nine Kinds of Commercial Traditional Chinese Medicines[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2015, 21(3): 14-17.
DOI:
ZHENG Qi, NAN Tie-gui, YUAN Yuan, et al. Investigation of Heavy Metals Content in Nine Kinds of Commercial Traditional Chinese Medicines[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2015, 21(3): 14-17. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2015030014.
Investigation of Heavy Metals Content in Nine Kinds of Commercial Traditional Chinese Medicines
Objective: To research the content of heavy metals in nine kinds of traditional Chinese medicines from four professional markets
which provided a reference for establishment of special detection method for heavy metals in medicinal herbs. Method: Contents of heavy metals(Cu
Cd
Hg
Pb) in 36 batches of 9 herbs were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometer and atomic fluorescence spectrometer in orde to compare content differences of heavy metals from different markets. Result: The content of Cu was in order of Lonicerae Japonicae Flos > Artemisiae Annuae Herba
Akebiae Caulis
Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma
Sinapis Semen
Gardeniae Fructus > Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex > Gastrodiae Rhizoma > Poria.Cd was in the order of Lonicerae Japonicae Flos
Poria.Hg was in the order of Lonicerae Japonicae Flos > Gardeniae Fructus > Artemisiae Annuae Herba > Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex > Sinapis Semen
Gastrodiae Rhizoma
Poria
Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma
Akebiae Caulis.Pb was in order of Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex > Sinapis Semen
Gardeniae Fructus
Lonicerae Japonicae Flos
Artemisiae Annuae Herba
Akebiae Caulis > Gastrodiae Rhizoma
Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma > Poria.In 36 batches of medicinal herbs
the content of Cu was qualified.Hg exceeded in one batche of herb
the average content of Hg was the highest in Lonicerae Japonicae Flos
over standard rate was 25%.Pb exceeded in three batches of herbs
over standard rates of Pb in the Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex and Sinapis Semen were 50% and 25%
respectively.Cd exceeded in seven batches of herbs
over standard rates of Cd in Lonicerae Japonicae Flos and Artemisiae Annuae Herba were all 75%
in Gardeniae Fructus it was 25%.But difference of heavy metals content in medicinal herbs bought from different market was not significant. Conclusion: In this investigation of four kinds of heavy metal elements
Cd pollution is most serious.Lonicerae Japonicae Flos is the most polluted medicinal herbs in 9 samples
which will be the primary object in the future research.