The increasing prevalence of environmental pollution, especially soil contamination with
heavy metals has led to their uptake in the human food chains through plant parts …

It is important to monitor the quality of the phytopharmaceutical product as its therapeutic
potential depends on standardized delivery of active ingredients present in the botanical …

Heavy metal distribution in medicinal plants is gaining importance not only as an alternative
medicine, but also for possible concern due to effects of metal toxicity. The present study has …

Plants are extensively consumed for their medicinal and aromatic properties either in fresh
or dry form. Their medicinal properties are hidden in the active ingredients of the plant parts …

Several Pakistani plants are known to be of potential therapeutic value and are used in
traditional herbal medicine system of the country. In this work, ten of the most popular …

Consumption of herbal products from the medicinal plants contaminated with heavy metals
can cause serious consequences on human health. This is a major concern for traditional …

Popularity of herbal drugs is increasing all over the world because of lesser side effects as
compared to synthetic drugs besides it cost effectiveness and easy availability to poor …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: History of medicinal plants used in local
healthcare systems dates back centuries as the user considers them safe from toxic effects …

At least 15 elements can be considered as an essential nutrients for human health but their
toxic concentration should also be considered for preparation of herbal medicines. 24 …

Medicinal plants were the potent source of therapeutic molecules to heal various diseases in
the world. The amount of heavy metals in the plants was analyzed to show the potential …