Comparison of Toxic Metal Concentrations in Antidiabetic Herbal Preparations (ADHPs) Available in Bangladesh Using AAS and XRF Analytical Tools

Table 3

Toxic metal concentrations by XRF and AAS.

Sl no.	Code	XRF (mg/kg)				AAS (mg/kg)
		Mn	Cu	Zn	Pb	Mn	Cu	Zn	Pb
1	ADHP-01	72	7.4	8	<LOQ	211	5.46	59.3	0.45
2	ADHP-02	248	6.6	6.6	<LOQ	32.4	NF	NF	NF
3	ADHP-03	160	8.8	11	<LOQ	108	6.12	48	0.75
4	ADHP-04	140	8.6	6.6	<LOQ	163	7.25	2	9.88
5	ADHP-05	86	11.2	9.4	<LOQ	75	5.38	5.38	8.5
6	ADHP-06	72	7.2	5.8	<LOQ	23.2	4.5	3.75	13.38
7	ADHP-07	124	19.6	181.4	<LOQ	148	49.6	1937	539
8	ADHP-08	70	8.2	9.6	<LOQ	15.2	8.9	2.9	3.9
9	ADHP-09	74	7.8	7.6	<LOQ	18.3	4.5	2.4	5.75
10	ADHP-10	84	7.4	6.4	<LOQ	4.63	4.25	NF	9.38
11	ADHP-11	180	7.8	13.8	<LOQ	9.25	10	3.75	8.5

NF = not found; LOQ = limit of quantification.