TY - JOUR
T1 - Micro and Macro Element Composition of Kalanchoe integra Leaves
T2 - An Adjuvant Treatment for Hypertension in Ghana
AU - Frimpong-Manso, S.
AU - Asiedu-Gyekye, I. J.
AU - Naadu, J. P.
AU - Magnus-Aryitey, G. T.
AU - Nyarko, A. K.
AU - Boamah, D.
AU - Awan, M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 S. Frimpong-Manso et al.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Two samples, water extract and blended whole leaves, of fresh Kalanchoe integra leaves (Crassulaceae), a traditional antihypertensive medicine used in Ghana, were analyzed with Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence spectroscopy (EDXRF). Analysis revealed 12 macro and 26 micro elements in both extracts. Further quantitative assessment of the results for amounts of elements that are pharmacologically significant revealed that the amounts of calcium, potassium, and magnesium present in the extracts could be correlated to its traditional usage in managing hypertension and arrhythmias. However, heavy metals (lead and inorganic arsenic) detected in the extracts may pose a threat at doses normally used traditionally for the treatment of hypertension.
AB - Two samples, water extract and blended whole leaves, of fresh Kalanchoe integra leaves (Crassulaceae), a traditional antihypertensive medicine used in Ghana, were analyzed with Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence spectroscopy (EDXRF). Analysis revealed 12 macro and 26 micro elements in both extracts. Further quantitative assessment of the results for amounts of elements that are pharmacologically significant revealed that the amounts of calcium, potassium, and magnesium present in the extracts could be correlated to its traditional usage in managing hypertension and arrhythmias. However, heavy metals (lead and inorganic arsenic) detected in the extracts may pose a threat at doses normally used traditionally for the treatment of hypertension.
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U2 - 10.1155/2015/579497
DO - 10.1155/2015/579497
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84944203717
SN - 2090-0384
VL - 2015
JO - International Journal of Hypertension
JF - International Journal of Hypertension
M1 - 579497
ER -