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INAA of essential micronutrients in Terminalia arjuna bark powder: a versatile heart tonic

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Five bark powder samples of Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna) having different origins including two commercial brands were analyzed for 8 minor (Al, Na, K, Mg, Ca, P, Cl, Fe) and 19 trace (As, Ba, Br, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Eu, Hg, La, Mn, Rb, Sb, Sc, Sm, Sr, Th, V, Zn) elements by INAA. Also concentrations of Ni, Cd and Pb were determined by AAS and of Sn by ICP-MS. Arjuna bark powder is enriched in Ca (34.1 ± 10.6 mg/g), Mg (5.41 ± 1.93 mg/g), K (5.87 ± 2.18 mg/g), Cl (4.0 ± 2.2 mg/g) and Fe (2.99 ± 1.77 mg/g) with significant amounts of Cr (6.9 ± 4.0 μg/g), Mn (75.5 ± 24.8 μg/g), Sr (114 ± 69 μg/g) and Zn (11.9 ± 8.9 μg/g). Several toxic elements such as As (78.6 ± 19.9 ng/g), Cd (5.60 ± 9.04 μg/g), Hg (69 ± 41 ng/g) and Pb (5.0 ± 3.5 μg/g) were also detected.

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Grateful thanks are due to the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, Government of India for financial assistance (2000/37/5/BRNS) and to MHRD for fellowships to PTG and RPC. Sincere thanks are due to Drs. A V R Reddy and R Acharya, Radiochemistry Division, BARC for providing necessary counting facilities and help during short irradiation work. Sincere thanks to Dr Arpita Datta for her help.

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Garg, A.N., Gajbhiye, P.T. & Choudhury, R.P. INAA of essential micronutrients in Terminalia arjuna bark powder: a versatile heart tonic. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 314, 1539–1545 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5564-8

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