fl avonoids

An important aspect of modern analytical chemistry is the study of multicomponent objects, including medicinal plants with clinically proven pharmacological activity, and promising plants from the point of view of pharmacy, which are not offi cinal, but belong to the same family. In addition, it is of interest for pharmacy to determine the content of valuable types of fl avonoids (rutin, cynaroside, luteolin) in these plants, due to their high antitumor activity.

Central Russia is traditionally the most important area of crop production and agriculture. The purpose of this study was the ecological and hygienic study of the accumulation of heavy metals and arsenic, as well as biologically active substances in the aboveground part of bitter wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.), harvested in urbocenoses of Central Russia.