Evaluation of metal and microbial contamination in botanical supplements

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 7822-7827

  Raman, Priyadarshini ^a   Patino, Lina C ^a   Nair, Muraleedharan G ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Echinacea; Fungi; Garlic; Ginkgo biloba; Ginseng; Grape seed extract; ICP MS; Kava kava; Metals; Saw palmetto; St. john's wort

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GRAPE SEED EXTRACT; KAVA; MERCURY; METAL; MOLYBDENUM; PALLADIUM; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; THALLIUM; TIN; TUNGSTEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTAMINATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECHINACEA; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; GRAPE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIPER METHYSTICUM; PLANT SEED; SABAL; SAFETY; SEED; UNITED STATES;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GINKGO BILOBA; PANAX GINSENG; PIPER METHYSTICUM; SABAL; SERENOA REPENS; VITIS SP.;

EID: 11244262424     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf049150+     Document Type: Article

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