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

Table 3

Trace metal concentration (mg/kg) in fresh and dry Hyparrhenia hirta.

Plant parts	Copper	Zinc	Iron	Manganese	Lead
FHHF	9.77 ± 0.610	0.70 ± 0.200	2.11 ± 0.200	1.15 ± 0.080	3.15 ± 0.100
DHHF	5.80 ± 1.000	0.71 ± 0.200	4.12 ± 0.410	1.11 ± 0.050	1.50 ± 0.080
FHHL	8.94 ± 1.410	0.57 ± 0.060	2.46 ± 0.301	1.11 ± 0.005	2.41 ± 0.301
DHHL	4.30 ± 1.260	0.77 ± 0.310	3.05 ± 0.201	1.19 ± 0.080	1.83 ± 0.030

FHHF: fresh Hyparrhenia hirta flowers; DHHF: dry Hyparrhenia hirta flowers; FHHL: fresh Hyparrhenia hirta leaves; DHHL: dry  Hyparrhenia hirta leaves.