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ArticlePloS one2023

Nuclear analytical techniques used to study the trace element content of Centaurium erythraea Rafn, a medicinal plant species from sites with different pollution loads in Lower Silesia (SW Poland).

Anna Brudzińska-Kosior, Grzegorz Kosior, Monika Sporek, Zbigniew Ziembik, Inga Zinicovscaia, Marina Frontasyeva, Agnieszka Dołhańczuk-Śródka

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Article in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Anna Brudzińska-KosiorDepartment of Ecology, Biogeochemistry and Environmental Protection, Wrocław University, Wrocław, Poland.
Grzegorz KosiorInstitute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Opole, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8610-9271
Monika SporekInstitute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Opole, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3566-6860
Zbigniew ZiembikInstitute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Opole, Poland.
Inga ZinicovscaiaDivision of Nuclear Physics, Department of Neutron Activation Analysis and Applied Research, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow Region, Russian Federation.
Marina FrontasyevaDivision of Nuclear Physics, Department of Neutron Activation Analysis and Applied Research, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow Region, Russian Federation.
Agnieszka Dołhańczuk-ŚródkaInstitute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, Opole, Poland.
University of Opole · PLJoint Institute for Nuclear Research · RUWrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Centaurium erythraea (Gentianaceae) is a medicinal plant species with therapeutic potential officially listed in the pharmacopoeias of many European, Asian and American countries. It has had many uses in natural medicine since ancient times and it is collected mostly from wild populations. The aim of this study is to investigate the trace element composition of C. erythraea using instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). The results of the performed investigations show that INAA has proved to be an efficient analytical technique for the determination of trace elements in medicinal plants. The studied plant contains elements important to the human diet and metabolism that are needed for growth, development and the prevention and curing of disease. A comparison with the reference levels of elements for plants shows that the concentrations of most elements in C. erythraea collected from all types of sites exceed those regarded as the reference. Compared to the values of the elements in C. erythraea from rural areas (LP), the concentrations of most of the investigated elements in C. erythraea collected from the lignite basin, urban areas and in the vicinity of the A4 highway (MP) were significantly higher. The results obtained can be used for control and monitoring in the production of pharmaceuticals based on natural medical plants.

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CentauriumPlants, MedicinalTrace ElementsEnvironmental PollutionHumansPolandTrace Elements

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PMID37200270
PMCPMC10194893
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