Microbial and Heavy Metal Contaminant of Antidiabetic Herbal Preparations Formulated in Bangladesh

Table 1

Composition of different antidiabetic herbal preparations (ADHPs) and daily adult dose as indicated on the label of the products.

Sample ID	Brand name	Composition of the preparation as indicated on the label of finished product	Daily adult (70 kg bw) dose in g	pH
ADHP-1	Diacare	Bambusa bambos (surface of inner skin); Gymnema sylvestre (leaf); Acacia arabica (leaf); Rumex vesicarius (seeds)	1.5	5.86
ADHP-2	Ziabit	Natrum sulfuricum (a constitutional homeopathy remedy); Glauber’s salts (sodium sulphate decahydrate)	1	5.36
ADHP-3	Insucontrol	Syzygium cumini (seeds); Ferrous sulphate (salt); Rumex vesicarius (seeds)	3	5.44
ADHP-4	Dolabi	Gymnema sylvestre (leaf); Bambusa bambos (surface of inner skin); Rumex vesicarius (seeds); Asphalt	2.5	6.74
ADHP-5	Diazym	Gymnema sylvester (leaf); Asphalt; Mytilus margaritiferus	2.5	6.25
ADHP-6	Alisa	Allium sativum; Allium cepa; Mangifera indica (leaf); Myristica fragrans (dried kernel of the seed); Syzygium aromaticum (flower)	3.75	8.18
ADHP-7	DaruchiniJamseed	Cinnamomum zeylanicum (bark); Accacia acuminate (seeds)	4.25	5.81
ADHP-8	Garlic	Allium sativum (bulbs); Allium cepa (bulbs); Syzygium cumini (seed); Mangifera indica (leaf); Myristica fragrans (dried kernel of the seed); Syzygium aromaticum (flower)	3.5	7.83
ADHP-9	Methicrash	Trigonella foenum-graecum (seed)	30	6.70
ADHP-10	Diano	Bambusa arundinacea (surface of inner skin); Rumex vesicarius (seed); Gymnema sylvestre (leaf); Hen’s egg shell; Ferrous sulphate; Mytilus margaritiferus; Asphalt	2.5	7.10
ADHP-11	Azardiracha Indica	Azadirachta indica (leaf extract)	2.5	6.35
ADHP-12	Cuzium Jam	Cinnamomum zeylanicum (bark); Accacia acuminate (seeds)	4	5.72
ADHP-13	Silaraj	Salvia haematodes (bark and root); Asphalt; Calcined iron oxide; Calcined stannum	2.5	7.56