Author
Lili Hao
Bio: Lili Hao is an academic researcher from Peking Union Medical College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Heptachlor & Pentachloronitrobenzene. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 39 citations.
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TL;DR: The results suggest that contamination of TCMs with OCPs is widespread and the most common contaminants among the 280 samples were alpha-BHC, PCNB, hexachlorobenzene, and tecnazene.
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TL;DR: The present study attempts to identify the evolution of technical standards in manufacturing and the regulatory guideline development for commercialization of herbal drugs.
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TL;DR: Quality issues of herbal medicines can be classified into two categories: external and internal, and previously unsolved internal issues have become solvable through the use of modern analytical methods and pharmaceutical techniques.
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TL;DR: To prevent and screen for contamination and ensure safety and conformity to quality standards, medicinal herbs and herbal products should be included in appropriate regulatory framework.
Abstract: Medicinal plants have a long history of use in therapy throughout the world and still make an important part of traditional medicine. Thus, medicinal plants and herbal products must be safe for the patient (consumer). This review addresses biological contaminants (microbes and other organisms) and chemical contaminants (mycotoxins, toxic elements such as heavy metals, and pesticide residues) as major common contaminants of medicinal herbs and herbal products. To prevent and screen for contamination and ensure safety and conformity to quality standards, medicinal herbs and herbal products should be included in appropriate regulatory framework.
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TL;DR: Given the number of samples with detectable contaminants and the range between the more likely and more conservative scenarios of contaminant exposure, more research and monitoring of heavy metals (especially cadmium and chromium) and pesticide residues (especially chlorpyrifos) in raw CHMs are advised.
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TL;DR: The important contaminants of medicinal herbs, the frequency and magnitude of their occurrences, the potential causes of contamination and their regulatory limits in medicinal herbs are discussed.
111 citations