The Hazardous Level of Heavy Metals in Different Medicinal Plants and Their Decoctions in Water: A Public Health Problem in Brazil

The Hazardous Level of Heavy Metals in Different Medicinal Plants and Their Decoctions in Water: A Public Health Problem in Brazil

The determination of Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Na, Zn, and Pb by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES) was performed on dry matter and decoctions of the medicinal plants Cordia salicifolia, Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc., and Echites peltata used as an appetite suppressant and di...

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Main Authors: Paula F. S. Tschinkel, Elaine S. P. Melo, Hugo S. Pereira, Kassia R. N. Silva, Daniela G. Arakaki, Nayara V. Lima, Melina R. Fernandes, Luana C. S. Leite, Eliane S. P. Melo, Petr Melnikov, Paulo R. Espindola, Igor D. de Souza, Valdir A. Nascimento, Jorge L. R. Júnior, Ana C. R. Geronimo, Francisco J. M. dos Reis, Valter A. Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1465051

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