Hussain Adil, Bokhari Syed Ali Imran
Food and Biotechnology Research Centre, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR), Laboratories Complex Ferozepur Road Lahore, Punjab, 54600, Pakistan.
Department of Biological Sciences, International Islamic University Islamabad, H-10, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.
Biol Trace Elem Res. 2025 Jun 20. doi: 10.1007/s12011-025-04706-x.
Artemisia species are known for their rich phytochemical diversity; however, their ability to accumulate a wide range of minerals and metals from the soil raises significant safety concerns, particularly in therapeutic and dietary contexts. This review provides data on elemental composition across 64 Artemisia species, evaluating their nutritional, medicinal and environmental implications. Data collection was carried out using various databases, including SciELO, Google Scholar, Medline, ScienceDirect, PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus. Around 220 records were searched and data on elemental content in Artemisia species was finalized from around 170 papers. Data showed various reported essential macro elements with varied levels in Artemisia species such as carbon (C), calcium (Ca), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), nitrogen (N), silicon (Si), sodium (Na), phosphorus (P), sulfur (S) and which are critical for maintaining physiological functions. Additionally, the presence of micro elemnts in Artemisia including boron (B), barium (Ba), beryllium (Be), bismuth (Bi), bromine (Br), chlorine (Cl), cobalt (Co), cesium (Cs), copper (Cu), europium (Eu), iron (Fe), germanium (Ge), hafnium (Hf), iodine (I), lithium (Li), lutetium (Lu), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), rubidium (Rb), antimony (Sb), selenium (Se), samarium (Sm), thorium (Th), titanium (Ti), thallium (Tl), ytterbium (Yb), zinc (Zn) and zirconium (Zr) was reported. Despite the plants' considerable nutritional and medicinal potential, the review also focused the concerning levels of metalloids like arsenic (As) and metals like aluminum (Al), silver (Ag), gold (Au), cadmium (Cd), cerium (Ce), chromium (Cr), gallium (Ga), mercury (Hg), lanthanum (La), niobium (Nb), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), scandium (Sc), tin (Sn), strontium (Sr), yttrium (Y) and vanadium (V). Artemisia species serve as both valuable nutritional and medicinal resources and potential accumulators of toxic elements. This review further explores how various elements affect plant health including Artemisia, highlighting the mechanisms of metals detoxification as well as the importance of careful management practices.
蒿属植物以其丰富的植物化学多样性而闻名；然而，它们从土壤中积累多种矿物质和金属的能力引发了重大的安全担忧，尤其是在治疗和饮食方面。本综述提供了64种蒿属植物的元素组成数据，评估了它们对营养、医学和环境的影响。数据收集使用了各种数据库，包括科学电子图书馆（SciELO）、谷歌学术、医学索引（Medline）、科学Direct、PubMed、科学网（Web of Science）和Scopus。共检索了约220条记录，并从约170篇论文中确定了蒿属植物元素含量的数据。数据显示，蒿属植物中报告了各种必需的大量元素，其含量各不相同，如碳（C）、钙（Ca）、钾（K）、镁（Mg）、氮（N）、硅（Si）、钠（Na）、磷（P）、硫（S），这些元素对维持生理功能至关重要。此外，还报告了蒿属植物中微量元素的存在情况，包括硼（B）、钡（Ba）、铍（Be）、铋（Bi）、溴（Br）、氯（Cl）、钴（Co）、铯（Cs）、铜（Cu）、铕（Eu）、铁（Fe）、锗（Ge）、铪（Hf）、碘（I）、锂（Li）、镥（Lu）、锰（Mn）、钼（Mo）、铷（Rb）、锑（Sb）、硒（Se）、钐（Sm）、钍（Th）、钛（Ti）、铊（Tl）、镱（Yb）、锌（Zn）和锆（Zr）。尽管这些植物具有相当大的营养和药用潜力，但该综述也关注了类金属如砷（As）和金属如铝（Al）、银（Ag）、金（Au）、镉（Cd）、铈（Ce）、铬（Cr）、镓（Ga）、汞（Hg）、镧（La）、铌（Nb）、镍（Ni）、铅（Pb）、钪（Sc）、锡（Sn）、锶（Sr）、钇（Y）和钒（V）令人担忧的含量。蒿属植物既是宝贵的营养和药用资源，也是有毒元素的潜在蓄积者。本综述进一步探讨了各种元素如何影响包括蒿属植物在内的植物健康，强调了金属解毒机制以及谨慎管理措施的重要性。
