Concentration, source, and potential human health risk of heavy metals in the commonly consumed medicinal plants

S Kohzadi, B Shahmoradi, E Ghaderi… - Biological trace element …, 2019 - Springer
A trend toward the use of traditional and herbal medicines has developed nowadays, and
there is a growing concern regarding them being polluted with heavy metals. This study …

Health risk assessment and determination of some heavy metals in commonly consumed traditional herbal preparations in Northeast Ethiopia

M Meseret, G Ketema, H Kassahun - Journal of Chemistry, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Most traditional medicines were prepared from plant origins. These plants
could be contaminated by heavy metals, pesticides, and/or toxins. Therefore, the aim of the …

Heavy metal contamination of herbal drugs: implication for human health-a review

CA Ezeabara, OE Okanume… - … Journal Of Tropical …, 2014 - public.paper4promo.com
Interest in the use of medicinal plants in treatment of diseases in Africa has increased
tremendously over the past decade. Ingestion of contaminated medicinal plants and herbal …

[PDF][PDF] Heavy metal concentration of aphrodisiac herbs locally sold in the south-eastern region of Nigeria

IK Ogemdi - Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, 2019 - researchgate.net
In Nigeria, Aphrodisiac herbs as well as other herbal medicines are hawked on the
roadside, sold in stores and most of them are not certified by relevant Drug Agencies to be fit …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of minerals and toxic elements in commonly consumed herbal medicines in Zahedan, Iran, and associated human health risk assessment

MH Habibollahi, K Sharafi, AK Omer - Journal of food protection, 2022 - Elsevier
Herbal medicines (HMDs) are widely used in some countries. However, a consumer's health
may be threatened when pollutants are present in HMDs and a high quantity of these …

[PDF][PDF] Coffee waste as novel bio-adsorbent: detoxification of nickel from contaminated soil and Coriandrum Sativum

S Tajik, P Ziarati, L Cruz-Rodriguez - methods, 2020 - researchgate.net
According to the recent surveys, the air and soil pollution levels have risen from the toxic
metals due to accumulation of these metals in soil and plants. These concerns have become …

[PDF][PDF] NOVEL METHOD IN REMOVING NICKEL AND COBALT FROM PHARMACEUTICAL LABORATORIES'EFFLUENT BY GREEN BIO-ADSORBENT: TOMATO …

M Mokhtarzadeh, P Ziarati… - Advances in Biology & …, 2021 - jomardpublishing.com
The sustainable removal of toxic heavy metals from Pharmaceutical effluent has become
one of the major concerns and challenges to scientists and engineers, despite there are …

Heavy metals pollution in surface waters of Pakistan

A Azizullah, N Taimur, S Khan, DP Häder - Anthropogenic Pollution of …, 2021 - Springer
Fresh water resources in Pakistan are under immense duress due to uncontrolled pollution
from industries, municipalities and agriculture runoffs. Microbial and chemical pollutants …

Elemental and radiological characterization of commercial Cetraria islandica (L.) Acharius pharmaceutical and food supplementation products

MA Meli, D Desideri, C Cantaluppi, F Ceccotto… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
An elemental and radiological characterization was performed on Cetraria islandica (L.)
Ach. pharmaceutical and food supplementation products purchased in local specialty shops …

Potential human health risk of some heavy metals in the commercially tea leaves and tea infusion

S Wali Alwan - Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2022 - cjes.guilan.ac.ir
This study has been conducted to measure the heavy metal concentrations in different
trademarks of tea leaves and tea infusion sold in the markets in Babylon Province, Iraq. The …