Review Article

A Review of Botanical Characteristics, Traditional Usage, Chemical Components, Pharmacological Activities, and Safety of Pereskia bleo (Kunth) DC

Table 5

Percentage (% w/w) of mineral contents in the leaves of P. bleo [38].

Mineral elementsPercentage weight (%)

Carbon50.6
Oxygen35.4
Magnesium0.4
Phosphorus0.4
Sulfur1.5
Chlorine1.2
Potassium10.2
AluminiumND*
Calcium0.3
SiliconND
Ferrum (Iron)ND

ND: not detected.