Microbial and heavy metal contamination in herbal medicine: a prospective study in the central region of Saudi Arabia.

Sarah F AlharbiAmeerah I AlthbahAmal H MohammedMishaal A AlrasheedMukhtar IsmailKhaled S AllemailemAbdullah M AlnuqaydanAhmed Mohammed BaabdullahAzzam Alkhalifah

Published in: BMC complementary medicine and therapies (2024)

This study demonstrated the presence of bacteria and heavy metals in samples of herbal medicines. Using these contaminated products may spread resistant infections, metal toxicities, or even cancers in the community.

Keyphrases

heavy metals
saudi arabia
risk assessment
health risk
health risk assessment
sewage sludge
drinking water
healthcare
human health
mental health
microbial community
anaerobic digestion