Abstract
Heavy metals are compounds or elements having relatively high density and toxicity at low concentration. Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, Chromium, Thallium and Lead are commonly found in plants it can be analysed by using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) method. Heavy metals are of two types. i) Toxic, ii) Essential Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Arsenic are toxic heavy metals that causes metal poisoning to the patients. The purpose of the study is to determine the heavy metal content in the medicinal plant of Rumex vesicarius Linn. Plant, which has antiemetic, antibacterial, antioxidant, antidiarrheal, anthelmintic, antiinflammatory, antipyretic, hepatoprotective, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, and free radical scavenging properties. The findings of this study were compared with prescribed limits of this metals in the WHO guidelines and the content of all heavy metals was found to be within safe limits. So, the dried powder prepared from this Rumex vesicarius Linn. is safe for further formulation studies in the view of heavy metal toxicity.
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