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In the last years, we have noticed that the air is becoming harder to breathe, the soil lost its capacity of production, while water changed its colour and smell. This is a major consequence of environmental pollution of air, water and soil, with various contaminants that have an immediate or long-term effect. Heavy metals are among the most researched pollutants, due to their persistent nature in the environment, high abundance and non-biodegradable. Regarding the effects to human health, heavy metals can cause mutagenic effects, endocrine disruption and neurological disorders even in low concentrations. For an efficient, eco-friendly and low-cost removal of heavy metals, phytoremediation seems to be one of the most suitable and promising technologies. The goal of this paper is to analyze the opportunities of using medicinal plants to remove heavy metals from the environment. Nowadays, even if medicinal …