Consumption of Raw Herbal Medicines Is Associated with Major Public Health Risks amongst Ugandans.
Journal
Journal of environmental and public health
ISSN: 1687-9813
Titre abrégé: J Environ Public Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101516361
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
07
01
2020
accepted:
09
05
2020
entrez:
23
6
2020
pubmed:
23
6
2020
medline:
12
11
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Community consumption of herbal plants in developing countries is a common practice, however, scarcity of information on their physiochemical composition is a major public health concern. In Uganda, Leaves of The study showed that mean ± SEM concentrations of heavy metals were highest in the order of Cr, 121.8 ± 4.291 ppm > Ni, 84.09 ± 2.725 ppm > Zn, 53.87 ± 2.277 ppm > Pb, 40.61 ± 3.891 ppm > Cu, 28.75 ± 2.202 ppm > Fe, 14.15 ± 0.7271 ppm > Co, 7.923 ± 0.7674 ppm > Cd, 0.1163 ± 0.005714 ppm. Concentrations of Pb, Cr, Zn, Co, and Ni were significantly higher than the WHO limits. The EDI was significantly higher in children than in adults, demonstrating an increased risk of toxicity in children. The THQ and ILCR were over 1000 times higher in all Ugandans, demonstrating the undesirable health risks following oral consumption of Consumption of raw
Sections du résumé
Background
Community consumption of herbal plants in developing countries is a common practice, however, scarcity of information on their physiochemical composition is a major public health concern. In Uganda,
Methods
Leaves of
Results
The study showed that mean ± SEM concentrations of heavy metals were highest in the order of Cr, 121.8 ± 4.291 ppm > Ni, 84.09 ± 2.725 ppm > Zn, 53.87 ± 2.277 ppm > Pb, 40.61 ± 3.891 ppm > Cu, 28.75 ± 2.202 ppm > Fe, 14.15 ± 0.7271 ppm > Co, 7.923 ± 0.7674 ppm > Cd, 0.1163 ± 0.005714 ppm. Concentrations of Pb, Cr, Zn, Co, and Ni were significantly higher than the WHO limits. The EDI was significantly higher in children than in adults, demonstrating an increased risk of toxicity in children. The THQ and ILCR were over 1000 times higher in all Ugandans, demonstrating the undesirable health risks following oral consumption of
Conclusion
Consumption of raw
Identifiants
pubmed: 32565841
doi: 10.1155/2020/8516105
pmc: PMC7291314
doi:
Substances chimiques
Carcinogens
0
Metals, Heavy
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
8516105Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Fred Ssempijja et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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