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Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Produced and Consumed in Serbia and Their Daily Intake in Herbal Infusions

The heavy metals content (HMs) was investigated in 14 different medicinal plants collected from the three regions in Central Serbia, Zlatar, Sokobanja, and Kopaonik. The concentrations of Cd, Cr, Ni, Hg and Pb were determined: Cd (<0.03–2.72 mg/kg); Cr (<0.08–12.1 mg/kg); Ni (<0.08–12.2 mg/...

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Autores principales: Kandić, Irina, Kragović, Milan, Petrović, Jelena, Janaćković, Peđa, Gavrilović, Milan, Momčilović, Miloš, Stojmenović, Marija
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9966102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36851072
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxics11020198
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author Kandić, Irina
Kragović, Milan
Petrović, Jelena
Janaćković, Peđa
Gavrilović, Milan
Momčilović, Miloš
Stojmenović, Marija
author_facet Kandić, Irina
Kragović, Milan
Petrović, Jelena
Janaćković, Peđa
Gavrilović, Milan
Momčilović, Miloš
Stojmenović, Marija
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description The heavy metals content (HMs) was investigated in 14 different medicinal plants collected from the three regions in Central Serbia, Zlatar, Sokobanja, and Kopaonik. The concentrations of Cd, Cr, Ni, Hg and Pb were determined: Cd (<0.03–2.72 mg/kg); Cr (<0.08–12.1 mg/kg); Ni (<0.08–12.2 mg/kg); Pb (0.6–49.0 mg/kg); the Hg concentration was below the detection limit of 0.06 mg/kg in all samples. The daily intake of HMs due to ingestion of 200 mL of herbal infusion was in all cases below the recommended limit prescribed by the World Health Organization. The estimated daily intake values were below the values for the oral reference dose regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USA EPA). The target hazard quotient and hazard index for Cd, Cr Ni, and Pb were below 1. Nevertheless, due to the tendency of heavy metals to accumulate in the organism, attention should be paid to the daily intake of herbal infusion during long-term usage. Specifically, it is recommended to consume not more than one cup (200 mL) of infusion per day made from thyme (Mt. Zlatar) and blueberry (Mt. Kopaonik), and not more than two cups per day for other herbs.
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spelling pubmed-99661022023-02-26 Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Produced and Consumed in Serbia and Their Daily Intake in Herbal Infusions Kandić, Irina Kragović, Milan Petrović, Jelena Janaćković, Peđa Gavrilović, Milan Momčilović, Miloš Stojmenović, Marija Toxics Case Report The heavy metals content (HMs) was investigated in 14 different medicinal plants collected from the three regions in Central Serbia, Zlatar, Sokobanja, and Kopaonik. The concentrations of Cd, Cr, Ni, Hg and Pb were determined: Cd (<0.03–2.72 mg/kg); Cr (<0.08–12.1 mg/kg); Ni (<0.08–12.2 mg/kg); Pb (0.6–49.0 mg/kg); the Hg concentration was below the detection limit of 0.06 mg/kg in all samples. The daily intake of HMs due to ingestion of 200 mL of herbal infusion was in all cases below the recommended limit prescribed by the World Health Organization. The estimated daily intake values were below the values for the oral reference dose regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USA EPA). The target hazard quotient and hazard index for Cd, Cr Ni, and Pb were below 1. Nevertheless, due to the tendency of heavy metals to accumulate in the organism, attention should be paid to the daily intake of herbal infusion during long-term usage. Specifically, it is recommended to consume not more than one cup (200 mL) of infusion per day made from thyme (Mt. Zlatar) and blueberry (Mt. Kopaonik), and not more than two cups per day for other herbs. MDPI 2023-02-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9966102/ /pubmed/36851072 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxics11020198 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Case Report
Kandić, Irina
Kragović, Milan
Petrović, Jelena
Janaćković, Peđa
Gavrilović, Milan
Momčilović, Miloš
Stojmenović, Marija
Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Produced and Consumed in Serbia and Their Daily Intake in Herbal Infusions
title Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Produced and Consumed in Serbia and Their Daily Intake in Herbal Infusions
title_full Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Produced and Consumed in Serbia and Their Daily Intake in Herbal Infusions
title_fullStr Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Produced and Consumed in Serbia and Their Daily Intake in Herbal Infusions
title_full_unstemmed Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Produced and Consumed in Serbia and Their Daily Intake in Herbal Infusions
title_short Heavy Metals Content in Selected Medicinal Plants Produced and Consumed in Serbia and Their Daily Intake in Herbal Infusions
title_sort heavy metals content in selected medicinal plants produced and consumed in serbia and their daily intake in herbal infusions
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9966102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36851072
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxics11020198
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