title: [Determination of V, Mo, Ni, g in Chinese traditional cardiovascular medicine by AAS].
abstract: Aimed at curing life-threatening cardiovascular diseases, many new drugs containing Chinese medicines have been developed for commercial use. It is critical that the contents of these drugs are well monitored and controlled. In the last five decades, understanding the effects of trace elements on treating cardiovascular diseases has drawn more and more attention of researchers. In the present study, AAS was used to measure the amounts of V, Mo, Ni and Hg in several Chinese medicines treating cardiovascular diseases, such as Di Ao Xinxue Kang capsule etc. The results revealed that all Chinese medicines under study are rich in trace elements. Furthermore, the authors' data exhibit the potential therapeutic effects of V, Mo and Ni in treating cardiovascular diseases. By providing the measurements and fingerprints of trace elements found in Chinese medicines treating cardiovascular diseases, the authors' report offers theoretical support to the potential effectiveness of trace elements in combating cardiovascular diseases.
authors.affiliation: Center of Analysis and Testing, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China.
authors.forename: Qi-feng
authors.initials: QF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Tu-de
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Mei-mei
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Long-fei
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Tu
mesh_terms: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000032:analysis*; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D008982:Molybdenum / Q000032:analysis*; D009532:Nickel / Q000032:analysis*; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D014639:Vanadium / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D014639:Vanadium; D009532:Nickel; D008982:Molybdenum; D008628:Mercury