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APPRAISAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS OF MEDICINES FOR MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION, PHYSIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS AND HEAVY METALS

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dc.contributor.author SHAHZAD HUSSAIN
dc.contributor.author MALIK, FARNAZ
dc.contributor.author SIDRA MAHMOOD
dc.date.accessioned 2023-01-05T09:07:11Z
dc.date.available 2023-01-05T09:07:11Z
dc.date.issued 2014-05-05
dc.identifier.citation Malik, F., Hussain, S., & Mahmood, S. (2014). Appraisal of medicinal plants used in alternative systems of Medicines for microbial contamination, physiochemical Parameters and heavy metals. Pak. J. Bot, 46(2), 645-658. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2070-3368
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/15719
dc.description.abstract The safety of herbal products has become a foremost apprehension in public health with their recognition and worldwide market growth and due in part to the widespread assumption that “natural” implies “harmless”. The global market of medicinal plants has been growing at a rate of 7-10% annually; capitalizing on the growing awareness of herbal and aromatic plants globally. The present study was conducted to assess the physiochemical parameters, microbial contamination and presence of heavy metals. The 24 medicinal plants were collected from open market places of various cities of Pakistan and tested by employing WHO and AOAC guidelines. Medicinal plants were found polluted with wide variety of potentially pathogenic bacterias. Microbial count and levels of arsenic and mercury in some plants were found elevated. The percentage (%) of physiochemical parameters i.e., foreign organic matter, total ash, acid insoluble ash, alcohol soluble extract, water soluble extract and moisture count of these medicinal plants were found statistically noteworthy. The nonexistence of quality control values for medicinal plants has been one of the key lacunas. Quality assurance system and WHO’s guidelines on good agricultural and collection practices be methodically enforced in the medicinal plants supply chain i.e., cultivation, collection and distribution, although it is tricky task. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society en_US
dc.title APPRAISAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS OF MEDICINES FOR MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION, PHYSIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS AND HEAVY METALS en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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