KAI Jianrong, WANG Caiyan, ZHAO Danqing, LI Caihong, WANG Xiaojing
To investigate the difference of inorganic elements in red, black and yellow Lycium barbarum, the content of 49 inorganic elements in the same base of red, black and yellow Lycium barbarum in Ningxia were determined by ICP-MS, and the characteristic elements of red, black and yellow Lycium barbarum were identified by ANOVA and principal component analysis in order to establish the characteristic spectrum of inorganic elements. The results showed that except Mo in black Lycium barbarum, the other 48 elements were all detected in red, black and yellow Lycium barbarum. And, As, Eu, Li, SB, Sc, Ti, Th, Fe, P, Ca were significantly different in red, black and yellow Lycium barbarum. Moreover, the concentration of Gd in red Lycium barbarum was much higher than the others. While, for black Lycium barbarum, As, K, Mg, Pb, Sr, Eu could be strongly absorbed and Ge, Nb, Sn, Sc, Sb, Ti, Fe could be strongly absorbed by yellow Lycium barbarum, respectively. So Eu,Nd,Pr,Gd,Ge,V,Tb,Be,Sm,Lu,Ca,Sn,Nb,Lu,Tm,Yb,Pb,Zn,Mn,Bi and P could be selected as the characteristic elements for distinguishing red, black and yellow Lycium barbarum. The results can provide data support for the screening of the function of Chinese medicinal materials.