A Review on Heavy Metal Contamination in Herbals

Shelar, Maruti and Gawade, Vaibhav and Bhujbal, Santosh (2021) A Review on Heavy Metal Contamination in Herbals. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33 (29A). pp. 7-16. ISSN 2456-9119

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Abstract

Nearly 70-80% of the world's population relies on non-conventional medicines, often derived from herbal plants, according to World Health Organization (WHO) figure. Medicinal plants are starting material for any herbal preparation such as herbal medicines, herbal teas, herbal oil etc. These preparations are being used worldwide due to their therapeutic potential and as they are considered to be safe as compared to allopathic medicines. Lead, cadmium, chromium, nickel, arsenic and mercury are the most common toxic metals that have become a matter of concern due to the reports of their contamination in various herbal preparations and herbal ingredients .Although the minimum acceptable limits have been laid out as safety concern. Heavy metal are evaluated by AAS, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, XRFS, HPLC, DPP, NAA, ASV and disposable sensor applications for achieving therapeutic efficacy and evolutions of heavy metal in herbals.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Journal Eprints > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 10 Apr 2023 04:59
Last Modified: 16 Sep 2023 05:28
URI: http://repository.journal4submission.com/id/eprint/350

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