Evaluation of Trace Metal Profile in Cymbopogon validus and Hyparrhenia hirta Used as Traditional Herbs from Environmentally Diverse Region of Komga, South Africa

Table 2

Trace metal concentration (mg/kg) in fresh and dry Cymbopogon validus.

Plant parts	Copper	Zinc	Iron	Manganese	Lead
FCVF	11.60 ± 0.810	0.95 ± 0.201	3.53 ± 0.310	1.40 ± 0.110	2.35 ± 0.080
DCVF	0.42 ± 0.060	0.63 ± 0.201	3.22 ± 0.710	0.93 ± 0.210	1.31 ± 0.040
FCVL	5.30 ± 0.602	0.78 ± 0.201	2.80 ± 0.410	1.31 ± 0.090	2.92 ± 0.210
DCVL	12.40 ± 1.000	2.42 ± 0.401	2.50 ± 0.410	1.31 ± 0.210	3.36 ± 0.401

FCVF: fresh Cymbopogon validus flowers; DCVF: dry Cymbopogon validus flowers; FCVL: fresh Cymbopogon validus leaves; DCVL: dry  Cymbopogon validus leaves.