Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
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Abstract

Botanical Peculiarities of Hynericum perforatum Z. and Content of Some Heavy Metals in Sprouts in Different Ecological Conditions

Yedoyan TV, Yedoyan RH and Asatryan NGh

The aim of the work is to find out the quantity of content of several heavy metals (HM) in the sprouts of Hynericum perforatum Z., highly popular among population. Some problems related to wild useful plants used by the population of Armenia, as well as safety issues in the environment are touched upon. Expert analysis of biological peculiarities of Hynericum perforatum Z. in different ecological conditions has been carried out. It has been revealed that the content of heavy metals in the plant changes on different heights above sea surface.