Content Determination of Life Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine to Cure Diabetes

The contents of some elements such as zinc,magnesium,iron,copper,chromium,selenium in several Chinese medicines most in use to treat diabetes were determined with atomic absorption spectrophotometry.The results showed that these selected Chinese medicines for treating diabetes were rich of life elements in content that closely related to the ailment,and the determined contents of the elements assumed a negative reciprocity with those within the body of diabetes patients.These provided certain information and theoretical foundation to explore the effective mechanism and the preparation technology of Chinese medicine.It may also serve as reference for the treatment of diabetic patients.