来自阿尔及利亚的药草中有毒微量元素的健康风险评估
Akli Islem Chebli1,2, Sara Abdennour3, Anissa Zergui4
1Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Health Sciences, Algiers, Algeria. chebliislam@gmail.com.
Biological trace element research
|December 22, 2025
概括
在阿尔及利亚的草药中经常发现和等有毒微量元素. 薄荷和生的含量很高,造成健康风险,需要更严格的监测.
科学领域:
- 环境化学环境化学
- 药理学是指药理学,它是指药理学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 草药在全球范围内被用于治疗目的.
- 草药产品可能被有毒微量元素 (TE) 污染,这对公众健康造成了重大关注.
- 在阿尔及利亚东北部销售的药用植物中存在TE污染的数据有限.
研究的目的:
- 在阿尔及利亚东北部的25种药用植物中量化 (Pb), (Cd), (Cr), (Ni) 和 (Hg).
- 根据国际安全标准评估相关的健康风险.
- 为了识别具有高 TE 污染水平的特定植物物种.
主要方法:
- 收集了来自阿尔及利亚五个城市的200种草药样本.
- 感应合等离子体质谱 (ICP-MS) 用于精确的TE量化.
- 标准消化协议与严格的质量保证/质量控制 (QA/QC) 措施.
主要成果:
- 在多种物种中,经常超过Pb和Cd的国际极限值.
- 生和薄荷呈现了最高的Pb度; fennel,甘和花生显示了较高的Cd.
- 还检测到高Hg,Cr和广泛的Ni污染,薄荷和生超过危险指数 (HI>1),主要是由于Pb和Ni.
结论:
- 该研究强调了阿尔及利亚药用植物受到有毒微量元素的严重污染,特别是Pb和Cd.
- 健康风险评估表明,食用薄荷和生等受污染的草药可能会带来潜在的危险.
- 严格的监管监督,常规监测计划和加强消费者教育对于降低风险至关重要.
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