Determination of Some Heavy Metal Concentrations of Sage Tea with FAAS
Herbal teas are blends based on the plant's roots, root hairs, branch shoots, aromatic parts of leaves, flowers, shells, fruits, or seeds that are prepared by drying aromatic parts in the boiling water. Although the plant teas are known with many benefits in terms of health, they are an importa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017-12-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Secondary Metabolite |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijsm/issue/33748/374637?publisher=ijate |
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| Summary: | Herbal teas are blends based on the plant's roots, root hairs, branch shoots,
aromatic parts of leaves, flowers, shells, fruits, or seeds that are prepared by
drying aromatic parts in the boiling water. Although the plant teas are known with
many benefits in terms of health, they are an important threat for people’s life
if they are exposed to some contamination due to the misuse or overuse or uncontrolled
production. The living environment of the plants is polluted with many harmful substances
which arise from the various sources. The factors such as the development of industry
and increasing traffic, pesticides, industrial and household waste increase the
heavy metal pollution. In this study, the sage teas were collected from the different
localities (markets, market place, herbalist) within the province, Karaman (Turkey).
The samples were taken in the sufficient quantities and analyzed by the appropriate
drying, milling and dissolution processes. The samples were prepared as 2 parallels
for each sample and were solved by the wet burning method. The concentrations of
the examined elements were determined by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. According
to the results, the amounts of Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Mn, Mg, Fe and Ca were determined
in all of the samples. Cr was not designated in the samples. Co and Cd exceeded
the limits which are accepted in Europe and in Turkey. It should be noted that these
foods can easily be contaminated due to the factors such as the physical and chemical
structure of the soil, agricultural activities, storage and packaging conditions. |
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| ISSN: | 2148-6905 |