Objective: The contents of Na

Mg

Fe

Zn

Cu

K

Mn

Cr

Ni and Cd in Lavandula angustifolia from Xinjiang of different regions were determined in order to provide the new scientific evidences for the further studies and comprehensive utilization of L. angustifolia. Method: The contents of 10 inorganic elements were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry with microwave digestion. And the standard addition recovery experiment was done. Result: The results of recovery experiment show that the atomic absorption spectrometry is a quick and easy method for determining;the correlation coefficient of each standard curve was between 0.999 0 and 0.999 9 with good linear relationship;the relative standard deviation (RSD) of each result is less than 5.14%

the recovery rate of each sample was between 94.0% and 105.0%

and the determination results are correct and reliable. The results show that the beneficia1 elements are richer in the L. angustifolia of Xinjiang. Conclusion: This method was simple

quick and accurate.