Analysis of a Wild Leafy Vegetable (Premna latifolia Roxb.) Samples for Essential Trace Elements using ICP - MS Technique

G. Narayana Murthy, Balarama Swamy Yadav Padala

Abstract: Leafy vegetables are rich sources of nutrients including mineral ions, which are essential for proper functioning of body organs. Premna is one such wild leafy vegetable, leaves of Premna have been collected from three different villages, these samples are analyzed for elemental levels by using Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectroscopy (ICP - MS), to measure the values of 6 essential elements in each sample. Essential trace elements Al, Mn, Fe, Co, Cu, and Zn have been measured for their levels. The concentration of each element of this plant is calculated and reported.

Keywords: ICP - MS, Trace elements, Wild plants, Leafy vegetables, Nutrition value