Impurities in herbal substances, herbal preparations and herbal medicinal products, IV. Heavy (toxic) metals

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2107-2122

  Guédon, Didier ^a   Brum, Michèle ^b   Seigneuret, Jean Marc ^c   Bizet, Danièle ^d   Bizot, Serge ^e   Bourny, Edmond ^f   Compagnon, Pierre Albert ^g   Kergosien, Hélène ^h   Quintelas, Luis Georges ⁱ   Respaud, Jerôme ^j   Saperas, Olivier ^k   Taoubi, Khalil ^d   Urizzi, Pascale ^l  

^a Laboratoires Arkopharma   (France)

^b Alban Muller ^*  (France)

^c Alban Muller   (France)

^d Laboratoires Boiron   (France)

^e Indena   (France)

^f LPPAM   (France)

^g AFSSAPS   (France)

^h Euromed France   (France)

ⁱ SQUALI   (France)

^j Avogadro   (France)

^k LACAPA   (France)

^l INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE PIERRE FABRE   (France)

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Author keywords

Food supplements; Heavy metals; Herbal drug preparations; Herbal drugs; Herbal medicinal products; Quality control; Regulations; Toxic metals

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; GRAPHITE; HEAVY METAL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LEAD; MERCURY; MERCURY SULFIDE; METHYLMERCURY; POLONIUM; THORIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAWEED; SOIL PROPERTY; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 77954122487     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0800301232     Document Type: Article

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