Medicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology of Mentha spicata

N El Menyiy, HN Mrabti, N El Omari… - Evidence‐Based …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mentha spicata, also called Mentha viridis, is a medicinal plant of the Lamiaceae family
characterized by its potency to synthesize and secret secondary metabolites, essentially …

Analytical techniques combined with chemometrics for authentication and determination of contaminants in condiments: A review

I Reinholds, V Bartkevics, ICJ Silvis… - Journal of Food …, 2015 - Elsevier
Spices and herbs play an important role as flavorings, colorants, and also as bioactive
compounds used in medicine and cosmetics. The presence of common contaminants, eg …

Evaluation of trace element and heavy metal levels of some ethnobotanically important medicinal plants used as remedies in Southern Turkey in terms of human …

F Karahan - Biological trace element research, 2023 - Springer
Heavy metal accumulation in medicinal plants has increased dramatically in recent years
due to agricultural and industrial activities leading to pollution of natural sources. This study …

Toxic elements in different medicinal plants and the impact on human health

EI Brima - International journal of environmental research and …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Local medicinal plants from Madina, Saudi Arabia, are used to cure various diseases.
However, some can cause adverse health effects. Five different medicinal plants were …

Investigation of heavy metal level and mineral nutrient status in widely used medicinal plants' leaves in Turkey: Insights into health implications

II Ozyigit, B Yalcin, S Turan, IA Saracoglu… - Biological trace element …, 2018 - Springer
The use of plants in treatments has been as old as humanity and it has preserved its
popularity for centuries til now because of their availability, affordability and safeness …

Human health risk assessment of potentially toxic and essential elements in medicinal plants consumed in Zabol, Iran, using the Monte Carlo simulation method

G Ebrahimzadeh, AK Omer, M Naderi, K Sharafi - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Medicinal plants (MPs) have long been used for their therapeutic properties in traditional
forms of medicine. However, the presence of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in MPs raises …

Heavy metal contents of Malva sylvestris sold as edible greens in the local markets of Izmir

M Unver, I Ugulu, N Durkan, S BAŞLAR, Y DOĞAN - Ekoloji, 2015 - avesis.bozok.edu.tr
Malva sylvestris is a widely consumed edible-medicinal plant with a natural distribution all
around the world. The aim of this study is to determine the concentration levels of heavy …

Nutritional, Ethnomedicinal, and Agricultural Significance of Neglected and Underutilized Crops from Eastern Uttar Pradesh, North India

A Singh, AK Bundela, PC Abhilash - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Meeting food and nutritional security needs for a growing population is a global
sustainability challenge due to the heavy reliance on a few cultivated crops for dietary …

The hazard content of cadmium, lead, and other trace elements in some medicinal herbs and their water infusions

FA Ababneh - International Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
54 samples belonging to 23 herbal species (15 individuals and 8 mixtures) were analyzed
for their contents of heavy metals in the raw materials and in their water infusions. Trace and …

Health Risk Assessment of Metals in Antidiabetic Herbal Preparations: A Safety Screening

N Islam, R Zamir, MO Faruque - … ‐Based Complementary and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The present study evaluates the human health risk of metals in locally consumed herbal
preparations used to treat diabetes. Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) was used after …