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Table 3 Cation constituents of totally digested AV and MR drugs and the water soluble portion of AV and MR drugs

From: Antimicrobial potential of two traditional herbometallic drugs against certain pathogenic microbial species

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Total (ppm)

Water soluble (ppm)

AV

 

AV

MR

Mg

5800

4400

1600

3000

K

9100

6300

5600

5000

Ca

13300

3400

3500

1360

Fe

22400

28300

150

110

Na

870

1170

200

500

Al

4800

4100

−

−

Ti

490

340

−

−

S

<1

90000

−

−

P

980

820

−

−

Cu

>10000

>10000

↑

↑

As

12

>10000

  

Pb

84.7

351

  

Sr

68

25

bd

bd

Zn

169

>10000

  

Cd

1.1

1.2

  

Cr

53

22

↓

↓

Co

3.5

3.6

−

−

Li

4.4

5.3

−

−

Rb

27.1

24.3

−

−

Mn

237

89

−

−

Sn

85.9

30.6

−

−

Ni

29.2

15.5

−

−

Sb

1.8

160

−

−

Ba

180

7

−

−

Ag

1.5

2

−

−

  1. bd below detection limit, − not measured note: data showing the total cation detected from ICP-MS analysis and water-soluble cations detected by AAS