Ensuring quality in herbal medicines: Toxic phthalates in plastic-packaged commercial herbal products

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 60-66

  Ndhlala, A R ^a   Ncube, B ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bis(2 ethylhexyl) phthalates; Herbal products; Phthalates; Quality control

Indexed keywords

HERB; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHTHALATE; PLASTIC; QUALITY CONTROL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84867097215     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2012.07.004     Document Type: Review

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