Research Article
Evaluation of the Microbial Load and Heavy Metal Content of Two Polyherbal Antimalarial Products on the Ghanaian Market
Table 1
Elemental analysis of Mist Amen Fevermix and Edhec Malacure Mixture.
| Metals (mg/kg) | Samples | Permissible limits (mg/kg) | Mist Amen Fevermix | Edhec Malacure | A | B | AVE | SD | A | B | AVE | SD |
| As | 0.062 | 0.086 | 0.074 | 0.012 | 0.007 | 0.003 | 0.005 | 0.002 | 5.0 [13] | Cu | 0.010 | 0.016 | 0.013 | 0.003 | 5.235 | 3.532 | 4.3835 | 0.8515 | Not set [14]. | Cd | 0.009 | 0.005 | 0.007 | 0.002 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.3 [13] | Fe | 0.09 | 0.066 | 0.078 | 0.012 | 23.559 | 26.721 | 25.14 | 1.581 | Not set [14]. | Hg | 0.013 | 0.009 | 0.011 | 0.002 | 0.00084 | 0.00122 | 0.00103 | 0.00019 | 0.5 [13] | Mn | 0.22 | 0.35 | 0.285 | 0.065 | 2.22184 | 2.3965 | 2.30917 | 0.08733 | Not set [14] | Ni | 0.008 | 0.002 | 0.005 | 0.003 | BDL | BDL | BDL | BDL | 1.683 [13] | Pb | 0.001 | 0.017 | 0.009 | 0.008 | 0.00025 | 0.00269 | 0.00147 | 0.00122 | 10 [13] | Zn | 0.102 | 0.076 | 0.089 | 0.013 | 0.422 | 0.438 | 0.430 | 0.008 | 27.4 [13] | K | 3.97 | 3.69 | 3.83 | 0.14 | 305.172 | 406.322 | 355.747 | 50.575 | Not set [14] | Na | 0.37 | 0.88 | 0.625 | 0.255 | 41.215 | 38.9956 | 40.1053 | 1.1097 | Not set [14] |
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A and B samples of Mist Amen Fevermix and Edhec Malacure; AVE:average; SD:standard deviation.
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