Bihter Çolak ESETLİLİ, Dilek ANAÇ, Tülin PEKCAN, Erol AYDOĞDU, Sevim TURAN, Özgür ÇOBANOĞLU

Essential plant nutrients and heavy metals concentrations of some medicinal and aromatic plants

Türkiye’deki satış noktalarından alınan tıbbi bitkilerin çoğu doğadan toplama yoluyla sağlanmaktadır. Bu nedenle bitkilerin gelişim ve büyümesi kontrol altına alınamamaktadır. Özellikle çevresel kirliliğin tıbbi bitkilerin ağır metal içeriği üzerine yapabileceği olası etkiler ile ilgili toplumsal farkındalık her geçen gün artmaktadır. Bu amaçla İzmir’de nüfusun yoğun olarak bulunduğu ilçelerdeki farklı satış noktalarından tıbbi ve aromatik bitkiler toplanmıştır. Bazı bitki besin elementi konsantrasyonu (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, B ve Mo) ile toksik ağır metal (Co, Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb ve Al) içerikleri ölçülmüştür. Sonuçta tıbbi bitkilerin zengin mineral içeriğine sahip olduğu ancak bazı ağır metallerin kritik düzeylerin üzerinde bulunduğu saptanmıştır.

Bazı tıbbi ve aromatik bitkilerin ağır metal ve temel besin elementi içerikleri

In Turkey, the majority of medicinal plants at the selling points are wildly harvested. Therefore, no control exists during their growth and development. The public awareness on effects of environmental pollution in this regard especially with respect to heavy metals in the herbs is increasing. With this objective, medicinal and aromatic plants were collected from herbalists in different, densely populated districts of Izmir Municipality. The concentrations of some essential plant nutrient elements (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, B, and Mo) and toxic heavy metals (Co, Cd, Cr, Ni, and Pb) and Al were measured. Results showed that herbs are rich in the investigated mineral elements; however, some of the heavy metals are found to be at concentrations above the reported critical levels.

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