Heavy metals in traditional Indian remedies
Heavy metals in traditional Indian remedies
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DOI：
10.1007/s00228-001-0400-y
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发表时间：
2002-02-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Ernst, E
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作者：
Ernst, E
印度传统疗法越来越受欢迎，有必要对其使用相关风险进行严格评估。本系统性综述旨在总结与此类药物中重金属含量相关的所有可用数据。进行了计算机化文献检索，以识别所有具有该主题原始数据的文章。共发现了15个案例报告和6个案例系列，其综合结果表明，重金属，特别是铅，一直是印度传统疗法的常规成分。这一再对服用此类药物的患者造成严重伤害。重金属污染的发生率尚不清楚，但一项研究表明，在印度收集的64%的样本含有大量的铅（64%的汞，41%的砷和9%的镉）。这些发现应该提醒我们注意传统印度药物中重金属含量的可能性，并促使我们考虑保护消费者免受此类风险的方法。
The growing popularity of traditional Indian remedies necessitates a critical evaluation of risks associated with their use. This systematic review aims at summarising all available data relating to the heavy metal content in such remedies. Computerised literature searches were carried out to identify all articles with original data on this subject. Fifteen case reports and six case series were found. Their collective results suggest that heavy metals, particularly lead, have been a regular constituent of traditional Indian remedies. This has repeatedly caused serious harm to patients taking such remedies. The incidence of heavy metal contamination is not known, but one study shows that 64% of samples collected in India contained significant amounts of lead (64% mercury, 41% arsenic and 9% cadmium). These findings should alert us to the possibility of heavy metal content in traditional Indian remedies and motivate us to consider means of protecting consumers from such risks.