Human Health Risk Assessment of Arsenic and Other Metals in Herbal Products Containing St. John’s Wort in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City
Por:
Rojas, Patricia, Ruiz-Sanchez, Elizabeth, Rojas, Carolina, Garcia-Martinez, Betzabeth A., Lopez-Ramirez, Arely M., Osorio-Rico, Laura, Rios, Camilo, Resendiz-Albor, Aldo Arturo
Publicada:
1 ene 2023
Resumen:
Consumption of St. John’s wort plant is high worldwide due to its various medicinal properties. However, herbal products containing St. John’s wort may be contaminated with toxic metals. This is often related to contamination of both water and the atmosphere, lack of proper cultivation methods, and inadequate plant storage conditions, as well as a lack of stricter sanitary supervision. A safety assessment of copper (Cu), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) content in 23 products containing St. John’s wort (pharmaceutical herbal products, food supplements and traditional herbal remedies) sold in the metropolitan area of Mexico City was conducted. The analysis of metals was determined using a graphite-furnace atomic absorption spectrometer. All herbal products were contaminated with Cu, Pb, Cd and As. The pharmaceutical herbal items showed less contamination by metals. The daily human intake (DHI) values for Pb exceeded the permissible limits in the group of traditional herbal remedies. The DHI calculation for As exceeded the permitted intake values for all items in the group of traditional herbal remedies, five food supplements and one pharmaceutical herbal product. The hazard indicator calculation of the non-carcinogenic cumulative risk values for traditional herbal remedies was greater than 1, suggesting a risk to human health. © 2023 by the authors.
Filiaciones:
Rojas, Patricia:
Laboratorio de Inmunidad de Mucosas, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis esq. Salvador Díaz Mirón s/n, Mexico City, 11340, Mexico
Inst Politecn Nacl, Escuela Super Med, Secc Estudios Posgrad & Invest, Lab Inmun Mucosas, Plan San Luis Esq Salvador Diaz Miron S-N, Mexico City 11340, Mexico
Ruiz-Sanchez, Elizabeth:
Laboratorio de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez, S.S, Avenida Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, Mexico City, 14269, Mexico
Inst Nacl Neurol & Neurocirug, Lab Neurotoxicol, Manuel Velasco Suarez SS,Av Insurgentes Sur 3877, Mexico City 14269, Mexico
Rojas, Carolina:
Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, 04510, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Biomed, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
Garcia-Martinez, Betzabeth A.:
Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, S.S, Calzada México-Xochimilco 289, Mexico City, 14389, Mexico
Inst Nacl RehabilLuis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, SS Calzada Mexico Xochimilco 289, Mexico City 14389, Mexico
Lopez-Ramirez, Arely M.:
Laboratorio de Neurotoxicología, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez, S.S, Avenida Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, Mexico City, 14269, Mexico
Inst Nacl Neurol & Neurocirugia Manuel Velasco Sua, Lab Neurotoxicol, SS,Ave Insurgentes 3877, Mexico City 14269, Mexico
Osorio-Rico, Laura:
Laboratorio de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez, S.S, Avenida Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, Mexico City, 14269, Mexico
Inst Nacl Neurol & Neurocirug, Lab Neurotoxicol, Manuel Velasco Suarez SS,Av Insurgentes Sur 3877, Mexico City 14269, Mexico
Rios, Camilo:
Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, S.S, Calzada México-Xochimilco 289, Mexico City, 14389, Mexico
Inst Nacl RehabilLuis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, SS Calzada Mexico Xochimilco 289, Mexico City 14389, Mexico
Resendiz-Albor, Aldo Arturo:
Laboratorio de Inmunidad de Mucosas, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis esq. Salvador Díaz Mirón s/n, Mexico City, 11340, Mexico
Inst Politecn Nacl, Escuela Super Med, Secc Estudios Posgrad & Invest, Lab Inmun Mucosas, Plan San Luis Esq Salvador Diaz Miron S-N, Mexico City 11340, Mexico
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