Characterization of an Endemic Plant Origanum grosii from Morocco: Trace Element Concentration and Antihyperglycemic Activities

Table 1

Descriptive statistics for heavy metal content and trace elements (mg·kg⁻¹) in Origanum grosii.

Elements	Flowers		Stems		Leaves
	Mean (mg/kg)	S.D (mg/kg)	Mean (mg/kg)	S.D (mg/kg)	Mean (mg/kg)	S.D (mg/kg)
Al	11.39	1.76	1.49	0.2	17.77	2.94
As	0.04	0.01	0.07	0.02	0.08	0.02
B	0.38	0.04	0.12	0.05	0.35	0.08
Ba	0.14	0.03	0.31	0.16	0.36	0.19
Ca	158.19	8.12	75.79	12.82	264.89	19.18
Cr	0.52	0.1	0.48	0.19	0.44	0.14
Cu	0.17	0.01	0.09	0.03	0.22	0.07
Fe	22.67	3.07	4.23	1.61	36.47	7.61
K	177.12	18.8	107.99	34.58	232.38	22.49
Mg	40.97	4.76	11.53	5.89	50.67	7.17
Mn	0.74	0.11	0.26	0.1	0.97	0.42
Na	5.6	0.08	3.36	0.79	6.93	0.5
Ni	0.19	0.03	0.15	0.08	0.21	0.04
P	29.99	1.64	29.75	3.56	41.86	2.46
Pb	0.09	0.06	0.12	0.01	0.15	0.03
Si	2.04	0.32	2.95	0.43	4.04	0.25
Sr	0.68	0.05	0.32	0.02	1.28	0.05
Zn	0.33	0.06	0.17	0.05	0.46	0.02