Herbal Medicines: Malaysian Women’s Knowledge and Practice

Table 9

Elemental analysis of Anastatica hierochuntica L. from the selected area.

Elemental Composition (%)
Extracts	O		C		Mg		Al		Si		Ca		K		Zn		Fe
	Weight	Atomic	Weight	Atomic	Weight	Atomic	Weight	Atomic	Weight	Atomic	Weight	Atomic	Weight	Atomic	Weight	Atomic	Weight	Atomic
Branch 1	49.31	45.95	38.78	48.13	nd	nd	2.18	1.21	6.89	3.66	2.84	1.05	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd
Branch 2	46.73	44.49	39.52	50.12	nd	nd	nd	nd	1.01	0.55	12.74	4.84	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd
Stem	52.42	57.50	16.98	24.81	1.25	0.90	5.09	3.31	18.51	11.57	0.78	0.34	1.33	0.59	3.64	0.98	nd	nd
Stigma	42.73	42.63	35.19	46.77	0.85	0.56	3.61	2.13	7.19	4.09	6.11	2.43	1.19	0.49	nd	nd	3.14	0.90
Flower	46.35	51.52	17.96	26.59	0.39	0.29	1.67	1.10	31.10	19.70	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	2.53	0.80
Powder	53.72	48.20	42.10	50.31	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	4.18	1.50	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd

nd: not detected.