Public health risks from heavy metals and metalloids present in traditional Chinese medicines
Public health risks from heavy metals and metalloids present in traditional Chinese medicines
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DOI：
10.1080/15287390701434885
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Myers, Stephen
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作者：
Cooper, Kelli;Noller, Barry;Myers, Stephen
在调查的247种中药中，有一部分被砷（5-15%）、铅（约5%）和汞（约65%）污染。一些制剂的砷（分别为4和5种产品）、铅（1和2种产品）和汞（5和7种产品）超过男性和女性的每日耐受摄入量（TDI）。这些变异系数高达2760倍，对公众健康构成潜在威胁。由于许多用户都知道自己开处方，有一个从这些污染的中药消费中毒的重大风险。
Out of 247 traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) investigated, a proportion were contaminated with arsenic (5-15%), lead (similar to 5%), and mercury (similar to 65%). Some preparations exceeded the tolerable daily intake (TDI) for males and females for arsenic (4 and 5 products, respectively), lead (1 and 2 products), and mercury (5 and 7 products). These exceedances were as high as 2760-fold, which posed a potential danger to public health. As many users are known to self-prescribe, there is a substantial risk of poisoning from the consumption of these contaminated TCM.