Evaluation of the Microbial Load and Heavy Metal Content of Two Polyherbal Antimalarial Products on the Ghanaian Market
المؤلفون المشاركون
Komlaga, Gustav
Amponsah, Isaac Kingsley
Turkson, Bernard K.
Mensah, Merlin L. K.
Sam, George H.
Mensah, Abraham Y.
Ekuadzi, Edmund
Achaab, Emmanuel
المصدر
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
العدد
المجلد 2020، العدد 2020 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2020)، ص ص. 1-5، 5ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2020-05-16
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
5
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
The use of herbal products has increased and become more popularized globally; however, limited studies coupled with questions related to the quality and safety of these herbal products have been raised.
Herbal products with hope of their nontoxicity may play a role of alternative to overcome the problems of multi-drug resistant pathogens.
Medicinal plants used as raw materials for production may have quality and safety issues due to proximity to wastewater application of fungicides and pesticides, which may be directly deposited superficially or absorbed by the plant system.
Therefore, possible contamination of some Ghanaian herbal products cannot be ignored, as it may severely affect human life in the process of treatment.
Aim.
To evaluate the microbial load and the presence of toxic heavy metals in Mist Amen Fevermix and Edhec Malacure, two polyherbal products used in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Ghana.
Methods.
Thermo Elemental M5 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) fitted with graphite furnace and an auto sampler was used to determine the heavy metal contents of the herbal products.
The herbal samples were evaluated for the microbial load by using the appropriate culture media.
Results and Analysis.
Mist Amen Fevermix and Edhec Malacure complied with the safety limits evaluated for all different microbial counts and contamination.
The following heavy metals were present in Mist Amen Fevermix and Edhec Malacure Mixture: Fe, Ni, K, Zn, Hg, Cu, Mn, Cr, Cd, Pb, Fe, Cu, K, and Na.
Ni was below detectable limit in Edhec Malacure.
Conclusion.
Mist Amen Fevermix and Edhec Malacure may be assured of safety.
The products contained heavy metals, but all were within acceptable limit established by the FAO/WHO.
The levels of microbial contamination were below the maximum acceptable limit.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Turkson, Bernard K.& Mensah, Merlin L. K.& Sam, George H.& Mensah, Abraham Y.& Amponsah, Isaac Kingsley& Ekuadzi, Edmund…[et al.]. 2020. Evaluation of the Microbial Load and Heavy Metal Content of Two Polyherbal Antimalarial Products on the Ghanaian Market. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154706
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Turkson, Bernard K.…[et al.]. Evaluation of the Microbial Load and Heavy Metal Content of Two Polyherbal Antimalarial Products on the Ghanaian Market. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154706
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Turkson, Bernard K.& Mensah, Merlin L. K.& Sam, George H.& Mensah, Abraham Y.& Amponsah, Isaac Kingsley& Ekuadzi, Edmund…[et al.]. Evaluation of the Microbial Load and Heavy Metal Content of Two Polyherbal Antimalarial Products on the Ghanaian Market. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154706
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1154706
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