This study was conducted to determine the content of inorganic metals in botanical pills and assess the safety of mineral balance in body. Inorganic metals (Fe, Ca, Zn, Na, Mg, K, Pb, Cd, Cr) were detected in 11 kinds, 51 samples by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The average concentration of inorganic metals in botanical pills was in the order of K(7933.32 mg/kg)$gt;Na(5848.58 mg/kg)$gt;Ca(2441.60 mg/kg)$gt;Mg(1595.34 mg/kg)$gt;Fe(353.14 mg/kg)$gt;Zn(22.49 mg/kg)$gt;Cr(3.51 mg/kg)$gt;Pb(0.24 mg/kg)$gt;Cd(0.09 mg/kg). In samples, Moms and Laminaria contained a great quantity of K and Na, Acanthopanacis cortex, Eucommia ulmoides, Pinus densiflora, Lycii fiuctus, Allium sativum for. pekinense, and Platycode radix had much more amount of K than that of Na, in the mean time, Artemisia capillaris, Carthamus tinctorius seed, and Rubi fiuctus had various kites of plenty inorganic metals. The contents of Pb in grouped samples by used parts, were in the order of radiac(0.54 mg/kg)$gt;cortex(0.36 mg/kg)$gt;leaves (0.20 mg/kg)$gt;fructus(0.20 mg/kg)$gt;seed(0.07 mg/kg), those of Cd were radix(0.16 mg/kg)$gt;leaves(0.09 mg/kg)$gt;fiuctus (0.07 mg/ kg)$gt;seed(0.06 mg/kg)$gt;cortex(0.03 mg/kg), those of Cr were radix(6.34 mg/kg)$gt;cortex(4.25 mg/kg)$gt;fructus (4.20 mg/ kg)$gt;leaves(2.14 mg/kg)$gt;seed(1.67 mg/kg). In the assessment of risk by the daily intake of botanical pills, the amount of Zn, whose PTWI was 7,000 ㎍/kg b.w/week, covered 0.13-0.83%, that of Pb, whose PTWI was 25 ㎍/kg b.w/week, coverd 0.24-1.94%, and that of Cd, whose PTWI was 7 ㎍/kg b.w/week, covered 0.32-2.08% of it.

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