title: Trace element analysis of some copper containing herbs.
abstract: Siddha system specifies medicinal plants containing various metal constituents for curing ailments. The plants reported as copper containing were subjected to atomic absorption spectrophotometic analysis. Among these mangifera indica and coccinia indica were found to contain comparatively higher content of copper while manganese was move in coccinia indica aloe perfoliata, cassia auriculata and Nelumbium nicifera.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of sciences, department of siddha medicine, Tamil University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Begum
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Elango
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manju