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An Insight into Toxic Metal in Herbal Medicine
(Pharmacologyonline, 2020) Islam, Nazmul; Zamir, Rausan; Asraf, Md. Ali; Farooque, Md. Akhter; Choudhury, M. Zakaria
Herbal medicines are becoming increasingly popular, thereby being used in a vast amount. Prime reasons for this ample amount of popularity are clever marketing techniques fed on perceived safety. However, without proven clinical trial these claims come undone. This poses a threat to public health and drug safety as well. As a result, the whole health system falls into peril. With the increasing of urbanization and industrialization for ensuring development, geologic and anthropogenic activities have increased which is polluting soils with toxic metals. Consequently, contamination in herbal plants and their finished formulations due to toxic metal is not rare and being reported in different articles. However, the mechanism behind the metal availability in herbal medicine and their mother plant and the consequence in terms of mechanism and different mathematically understanding is little discussed. Therefore, in this review, efforts have been given on obtainability of toxic metal in herbal medicine from the point of source as back as how the herbs may have been exposed to toxic metals and subsequent mitigation of toxic metals and the factors governing behind the up-taking. Human health risk assessment is explained for assessing the potential risk of exposure
Can Dates Vended in South Municipal Corporation of Dhaka during Ramadan Be Consumed Safely
(Pharmacology online # predatory, 2020-12-30) Zamir, Rausan; Islam, Nazmul; Fuad, Shovon Al; Ahmed, Sunzid; Bari, M Latiful; Faruque, M Omar; Asraf, Md. Ali; Sanaullah, Abul F.M.; Farooque, Md. Akhter; Zakaria, M.
In Bangladesh, during Ramadan for fulfilling a Muslim Sunnah, breaking fast with dates is considered divine. Consequently, its demand surges. An investigation was conducted into searching biological contaminations (microbial load) in dates from Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). Total Aerobic Bacterial Count (TABC) was found in all the samples with highest count in Boroi (Babu Bazar) (7.44± 0.44 log CFU/ g) and lowest count in Boroi (Sadarghat) (< .05.Yeast and mold was detected between 6.88± 0.24 log CFU/g (Dhapas- Gulistan)- 2.07± 0.00 log CFU/ g (Morium- Gulistan) with significant market to market variation.
Chemical Contamination in Date Fruits Collected During Ramadan from Different Markets of Dhaka North City, Bangladesh
(Asian Journal of Chemistry, 2020) Zamir, Rausan; Islam, Nazmul; Parvin, Sharmin; Rahman, Safiur; Faruque, M. Omar; Asraf, Md. Ali; Zakaria, M.
Assessment of toxic metals in date fruits collected during Ramadan from different market sites within Dhaka city of Bangladesh have been carried out. Detection of toxic metals like Zn (0.07-0.15 mg/100 g), Cu (0.08-0.28 mg/100 g), Mn (0.80-1.25 mg/100 g) and Fe (0.54-1.90 mg/100 g) were found within safety limit for consumption with respect to international regulatory body.
Chemical Contamination in Date Fruits Collected During Ramadan from Different Markets of Dhaka North City, Bangladesh
(Asian Journal of Chemistry, 2020-04-29) Zamir, Rausan; Islam, Nazmul; Parvin, Sharmin; Rahman, Safiur; Faruque, M. Omar; Asraf, Md. Ali; Zakaria, M.
Assessment of toxic metals in date fruits collected during Ramadan from different market sites within Dhaka city of Bangladesh have been carried out. Detection of toxic metals like Zn (0.07-0.15 mg/100 g), Cu (0.08-0.28 mg/100 g), Mn (0.80-1.25 mg/100 g) and Fe (0.54-1.90 mg/100 g) were found within safety limit for consumption with respect to international regulatory body.