Mineral Mineral levels in the leaf extracts (µg/g) Daily mineral administered (µg/day) RDA for rats/day  (µg/day) K 126 ± 11 × 102 1512 ± 132 2.0 × 106 Ca 696 ± 50 83.5 ± 6.0 1.0 × 106 Mn <100 <12 2.3 × 103 Fe 9.6 ± 0.8 1.2 ± 0.1 8.0 × 103 Cu <20 <2.4 1.5 × 103 Zn <10 <1.2 1.1 × 104 Pb <5 <0.6 -

Results are expressed as Mean ± standard deviation (SD) for three determinations.<means below the limit of detection of TXRF.

Table 8: Minerals composition of the aqueous leaf extracts of C. pareira (μg/g) and the quantity of each mineral in 1 g plant extracts per kg body weight orally and intraperitoneally administered to each rat per day (μg/day)