Abstract: Determination of multiply trace elements in the food cooked with medicinal herbs Zingiber officinale Rosc was studied by ICP-AES after HNO3-H2O2 digestion. The average recovery of the method for K,Mg,Cu,Fe,Cr, Zn, Mn in Zingiber officinale Rosc were found to be 91.8%～110.2% and Pb be(114.6%),while RSD(n=10)is 0.4%～4.9% for the multiply trace elements in Zingiber officinale Rosc. The method was applied to the analysis of some practical samples and the results obtained were satisfactory. It is of important significance to assess the value of the food cooked with medicinal herbs by determination of multiply trace elements in Zingiber officinale Rosc with ICP-AES.

Key words: ICP-AES, Zingiber Officinale Rosc, HNO3-H2O2 digestion, trace elements