Quantitation of Cd, Pb and Fe in three medicinal plants (Justicia spicigera, Arnica montana and Hamelia pantens) from environmentally diverse locations of Huasteca Potosina, Mexico

Recently, use of medicinal plants in Mexico and around the world has increased. However, in order to guarantee safe use of medicinal plants, it is necessary to quantify their content of heavy metals. In Mexico there is little information regarding content of toxic elements in medicinal plants, and t...

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Autores: Candy Carranza-Álvarez, Ángel Josabad Alonso-Castro, Juan José Maldonado-Miranda, Alejandro Hernández Morales
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Fecha de publicación:2016
País:México
Institución:Universidad de Guanajuato
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spelling Quantitation of Cd, Pb and Fe in three medicinal plants (Justicia spicigera, Arnica montana and Hamelia pantens) from environmentally diverse locations of Huasteca Potosina, MexicoCandy Carranza-ÁlvarezÁngel Josabad Alonso-CastroJuan José Maldonado-MirandaAlejandro Hernández MoralesMultidisciplinarias (Ciencias Sociales)CdPbFeheavy metalsMedicinal plantsRecently, use of medicinal plants in Mexico and around the world has increased. However, in order to guarantee safe use of medicinal plants, it is necessary to quantify their content of heavy metals. In Mexico there is little information regarding content of toxic elements in medicinal plants, and these are consumed directly without a prior analysis of heavy metals. In this study, concentration of two toxic elements: cadmiom and lead (Cd and Pb) and a micronutrient (iron [Fe]) was quantified in three medicinal plants ( Justicia spicigera , Arnica montana , and H amelia pantens ) collected from three different locations in two municipali - ties in the Huasteca Potosina, Mexico. Cd and Pb are two toxic elements with no biological function, and can cause severe damage when introduced into food chain, whereas iron is an essential element. However, iron is a major element that can form oxides and en - trap trace elements such as Pb and Cd, and induce bioaccumulation of these elements in plants. Also, in the Huasteca Potosina, the three medicinal plants of this study are used for empirical treatment of iron deficiency. Therefore, it was important to study concentration of the three elements in these medicinal plants. Results of this analysis showed that 50% and 22% of herbal preparations contain higher contents of Cd and Pb than those considered as safe, respectively. In addition, the three medicinal plants could be an important source of Fe. Results suggest that collection of medicinal plants should be carried out in sites free of potentially dangerous toxic elements.Universidad de Guanajuato2016info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdf0188-6266https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=41647917004https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41647917004/https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41647917004/html/https://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41647917004/41647917004.epubhttps://www.redalyc.org/journal/416/41647917004/movilActa Universitaria (México) Num.5 Vol.26reponame:Redalyc-UGinstname:Universidad de Guanajuatoinstacron:UGenhttp://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=416Acta Universitariainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:redalyc.org:416479170042024-08-23T15:29:43Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Quantitation of Cd, Pb and Fe in three medicinal plants (Justicia spicigera, Arnica montana and Hamelia pantens) from environmentally diverse locations of Huasteca Potosina, Mexico
title Quantitation of Cd, Pb and Fe in three medicinal plants (Justicia spicigera, Arnica montana and Hamelia pantens) from environmentally diverse locations of Huasteca Potosina, Mexico
spellingShingle Quantitation of Cd, Pb and Fe in three medicinal plants (Justicia spicigera, Arnica montana and Hamelia pantens) from environmentally diverse locations of Huasteca Potosina, Mexico
Candy Carranza-Álvarez
Multidisciplinarias (Ciencias Sociales)
Cd
Pb
Fe
heavy metals
Medicinal plants
title_short Quantitation of Cd, Pb and Fe in three medicinal plants (Justicia spicigera, Arnica montana and Hamelia pantens) from environmentally diverse locations of Huasteca Potosina, Mexico
title_full Quantitation of Cd, Pb and Fe in three medicinal plants (Justicia spicigera, Arnica montana and Hamelia pantens) from environmentally diverse locations of Huasteca Potosina, Mexico
title_fullStr Quantitation of Cd, Pb and Fe in three medicinal plants (Justicia spicigera, Arnica montana and Hamelia pantens) from environmentally diverse locations of Huasteca Potosina, Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Quantitation of Cd, Pb and Fe in three medicinal plants (Justicia spicigera, Arnica montana and Hamelia pantens) from environmentally diverse locations of Huasteca Potosina, Mexico
title_sort Quantitation of Cd, Pb and Fe in three medicinal plants (Justicia spicigera, Arnica montana and Hamelia pantens) from environmentally diverse locations of Huasteca Potosina, Mexico
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Candy Carranza-Álvarez
Ángel Josabad Alonso-Castro
Juan José Maldonado-Miranda
Alejandro Hernández Morales
author Candy Carranza-Álvarez
author_facet Candy Carranza-Álvarez
Ángel Josabad Alonso-Castro
Juan José Maldonado-Miranda
Alejandro Hernández Morales
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Juan José Maldonado-Miranda
Alejandro Hernández Morales
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Multidisciplinarias (Ciencias Sociales)
Cd
Pb
Fe
heavy metals
Medicinal plants
topic Multidisciplinarias (Ciencias Sociales)
Cd
Pb
Fe
heavy metals
Medicinal plants
description Recently, use of medicinal plants in Mexico and around the world has increased. However, in order to guarantee safe use of medicinal plants, it is necessary to quantify their content of heavy metals. In Mexico there is little information regarding content of toxic elements in medicinal plants, and these are consumed directly without a prior analysis of heavy metals. In this study, concentration of two toxic elements: cadmiom and lead (Cd and Pb) and a micronutrient (iron [Fe]) was quantified in three medicinal plants ( Justicia spicigera , Arnica montana , and H amelia pantens ) collected from three different locations in two municipali - ties in the Huasteca Potosina, Mexico. Cd and Pb are two toxic elements with no biological function, and can cause severe damage when introduced into food chain, whereas iron is an essential element. However, iron is a major element that can form oxides and en - trap trace elements such as Pb and Cd, and induce bioaccumulation of these elements in plants. Also, in the Huasteca Potosina, the three medicinal plants of this study are used for empirical treatment of iron deficiency. Therefore, it was important to study concentration of the three elements in these medicinal plants. Results of this analysis showed that 50% and 22% of herbal preparations contain higher contents of Cd and Pb than those considered as safe, respectively. In addition, the three medicinal plants could be an important source of Fe. Results suggest that collection of medicinal plants should be carried out in sites free of potentially dangerous toxic elements.
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