Research Article

Determination of Inorganic Elements in the Rhizome of Paris polyphylla Smith Var. chinensis (Franch.) Hara by Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Table 5

Element concentrations in the rhizomes of different planting years of PPC (n = 3; mean ± SD).

Element1st year (µg/g)2nd year (µg/g)3rd year (µg/g)4th year (µg/g)5th year (µg/g)6th year (µg/g)7th year (µg/g)8th year (µg/g)

Al3561 ± 221131 ± 31419 ± 12197 ± 8213 ± 11123 ± 10303 ± 9621 ± 20
As1.32 ± 0.130.81 ± 0.080.23 ± 0.020.31 ± 0.010.11 ± 0.020.09 ± 0.010.08 ± 0.010.25 ± 0.02
B5.75 ± 0.415.37 ± 0.254.94 ± 0.345.38 ± 0.193.23 ± 0.113.85 ± 0.153.48 ± 0.245.36 ± 0.27
Ba68.8 ± 0.741.8 ± 0.526.1 ± 0.222.7 ± 0.315.1 ± 0.213.6 ± 0.218.5 ± 0.139.9 ± 0.2
Be0.107 ± 0.0020.052 ± 0.0020.012 ± 0.0010.008 ± 0.0010.007 ± 0.0010.007 ± 0.0010.008 ± 0.0010.024 ± 0.003
Bi<LOQ<LOQ<LOQ<LOQ<LOQ<LOQ<LOQ<LOQ
Ca8339 ± 607924 ± 226717 ± 357291 ± 503419 ± 404026 ± 403094 ± 354782 ± 50
Cd0.50 ± 0.020.14 ± 0.010.08 ± 0.010.12 ± 0.010.04 ± 0.000.03 ± 0.000.08 ± 0.010.15 ± 0.02
Co2.49 ± 0.071.39 ± 0.050.34 ± 0.030.22 ± 0.020.15 ± 0.010.14 ± 0.010.17 ± 0.010.51 ± 0.03
Cr12.72 ± 0.4410.34 ± 0.232.92 ± 0.211.42 ± 0.141.45 ± 0.121.33 ± 0.091.42 ± 0.084.84 ± 0.16
Cu15.2 ± 0.217.74 ± 0.344.41 ± 0.284.51 ± 0.291.62 ± 0.031.33 ± 0.111.93 ± 0.163.03 ± 0.14
Fe3149 ± 42277 ± 30122 ± 8100 ± 540 ± 3112 ± 5214 ± 7666 ± 15
K12234 ± 807621 ± 686476 ± 4511291 ± 526111 ± 505375 ± 475890 ± 378929 ± 45
Li4.22 ± 0.201.81 ± 0.130.43 ± 0.030.25 ± 0.010.28 ± 0.020.23 ± 0.020.22 ± 0.030.85 ± 0.07
Mg4489 ± 501396 ± 321451 ± 441790 ± 381120 ± 421042 ± 51944 ± 361789 ± 44
Mn193 ± 485.3 ± 2.340.5 ± 1.745.4 ± 1.528.9 ± 1.125.3 ± 1.431.5 ± 0.978.8 ± 1.4
Na1683 ± 54374 ± 361658 ± 26481 ± 50886 ± 131094 ± 31263 ± 11656 ± 10
Ni41.9 ± 0.635.7 ± 0.722.6 ± 0.434.0 ± 0.31.15 ± 0.131.65 ± 0.161.30 ± 0.144.36 ± 0.24
P2387 ± 332937 ± 272983 ± 504422 ± 411631 ± 291157 ± 181341 ± 341727 ± 24
Pb8.02 ± 0.253.17 ± 0.040.79 ± 0.020.58 ± 0.020.36 ± 0.010.35 ± 0.010.42 ± 0.011.12 ± 0.03
Se0.33 ± 0.020.19 ± 0.010.10 ± 0.010.12 ± 0.010.07 ± 0.010.08 ± 0.010.07 ± 0.010.13 ± 0.01
Sr28.5 ± 0.420.9 ± 0.521.4 ± 0.519.7 ± 0.39.2 ± 0.48.21 ± 0.086.96 ± 0.1916.1 ± 0.8
Ti<LOQ<LOQ<LOQ<LOQ<LOQ<LOQ<LOQ<LOQ
V7.90 ± 0.073.18 ± 0.020.90 ± 0.010.47 ± 0.020.50 ± 0.020.40 ± 0.010.30 ± 0.021.39 ± 0.03
Zn190 ± 4102 ± 364.4 ± 2.933.2 ± 3.175.7 ± 4.662.8 ± 3.159.4 ± 1.1166 ± 5

Bi and Ti concentrations were below the limit of quantification (LOQ).