Application of Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) in the Analysis of Essential Elements in Six Endemic Ethiopian Medicinal Plants
Keywords:
Medicinal plant, macro- and micro-nutrients, neutron activation analysis, Standard reference materialsAbstract
The main objective of this study was to examine the elemental compositions of six medicinal plants known as Artemisia abyssinica, Lippia Adolensis, Celematics Longicanda, Echinops Kebericho, Thymus schimperi and Millettia ferruginea which are commonly used in Ethiopia as traditional system of medicine for curing various ailments using Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA). After the samples were collected, dried, gridded, and homogenized they were irradiated using the Nigerian Research Reactor-1 (NIRR-1). The induced activities of the samples were counted by a gamma -ray spectrometer equipped with HPGe detector, multi-channel analyzer and gamma acquisition software packages Winspan 2004.
The concentrations of 20 elements were analyzed in six of the medicinal plants.
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