Epithermal Neutron Activation Analysis of the Asian Herbal Plants

Journal Article · Tue Jun 28 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3583172· OSTI ID:21519894

Baljinnyam, N; Frontasyeva, M V; Ostrovnaya, T M; Pavlov, S S ^[1]; Jugder, B ^[2]; Norov, N ^[3]

---

1. Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, JINR, Dubna (Russian Federation)
2. Medical college 'Monos', Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
3. Centre of Nuclear Research, NUM, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)

Asian medicinal herbs Chrysanthemum (Spiraea aquilegifolia Pall.) and Red Sandalwood (Pterocarpus Santalinus) are widely used in folk and Ayurvedic medicine for healing and preventing some diseases. The modern medical science has proved that the Chrysanthemum (Spiraea aquilegifolia Pall.) possesses the following functions: reducing blood press, dispelling cancer cell, coronary artery's expanding and bacteriostating and Red Sandalwood (Pterocarpus Santalinus) is recommended against headache, toothache, skin diseases, vomiting and sometimes it is taken for treatment of diabetes. Species of Chrysanthemums were collected in the north-eastern and central Mongolia, and the Red Sandalwood powder was imported from India. Samples of Chrysanthemums (branches, flowers and leaves)(0.5 g) and red sandalwood powder (0.5 g) were subjected to the multi-element instrumental neutron activation analysis using epithermal neutrons (ENAA) at the IBR-2 reactor, Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics (FLNP) JINR, Dubna. A total of 41 elements (Na, Mg, Al, Cl, K, Ca, Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, As, Se, Br, Rb, Sr, Zr, Mo, Cd, Cs, Ba, La, Hf, Ta, W, Sb, Au, Hg, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Yb, Th, U, Lu) were determined. For the first time such a large group of elements was determined in the herbal plants used in Mongolia. The quality control of the analytical results was provided by using certified reference material Bowen Cabbage. The results obtained are compared to the ''Reference plant? data (B. Markert, 1992) and interpreted in terms of excess of such elements as Se, Cr, Ca, Fe, Ni, Mo, and rare earth elements.

• OSTI ID: 21519894
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1342, Issue 1; Conference: 2. international Ulaanbaatar conference on nuclear physics and applications, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), 26-30 Jul 2010; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3583172; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
BLOOD
DRUGS
EPITHERMAL NEUTRONS
FLOWERS
HEALING
HERBS
HYDROFLUORIC ACID
IBR-2 REACTOR
JINR
LEAVES
MEDICINAL PLANTS
NEOPLASMS
NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
NEUTRON SOURCES
POWDERS
QUALITY CONTROL
RARE EARTHS
SKIN DISEASES
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
BARYONS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY
BODY FLUIDS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CONTROL
DISEASES
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
EPITHERMAL REACTORS
FAST REACTORS
FERMIONS
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HADRONS
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
MATERIALS
METALS
NEUTRONS
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
NUCLEONS
PARTICLE SOURCES
PLANTS
PULSED REACTORS
RADIATION SOURCES
REACTORS
RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS
RESEARCH REACTORS