TY - JOUR AU - Tariq, Shafiq Ahmad PY - 2017/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF INDIGOFERA GERARDIANA WALL BY ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER (AAS) JF - ADVANCES IN BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES JA - Adv Basic Med Sci VL - 1 IS - 1 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://abms.kmu.edu.pk/index.php/abms/article/view/32 SP - AB - <p>Background: Increase in frequency of environmental pollution particularly soil con-</p><p>taminated with heavy metals direct their uptake in human food through plant parts.</p><p>Tissue precipitation of macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients during utilization of</p><p>produces adversely affects one’s health. The current study is directed to assess</p><p>and quantify the presence of metallic elements in whole plant of Indigofera ge-</p><p>rardiana.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>The fresh specimen of Indigofera gerardiana Wall was collected<strong> </strong>from upper Dir. The sample of the plant was dried under shadow, cut into small pieces and grinded to coarse powder. Powder was then used to analyse for mac-ro nutrients by flame photometry and for micronutrients by atomic absorption spectrophotometer.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The window of acceptability for metallic ion is being exceeded by Fe,<strong> </strong>Ni, Cr &amp; Co in certain parts of plants but normal in others. Mostly, the micro-nutrients detected in leaves were beyond normal limits.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study showed the presence of substantial concentrations<strong> </strong>of micro- and macro-nutrients in samples of root, leaves and stem.</p> ER -