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)SamplesPermissible limits (mg/kg)
Mist Amen FevermixEdhec Malacure
ABAVESDABAVESD

As0.0620.0860.0740.0120.0070.0030.0050.0025.0 [13]
Cu0.0100.0160.0130.0035.2353.5324.38350.8515Not set [14].
Cd0.0090.0050.0070.0020.080.020.050.030.3 [13]
Fe0.090.0660.0780.01223.55926.72125.141.581Not set [14].
Hg0.0130.0090.0110.0020.000840.001220.001030.000190.5 [13]
Mn0.220.350.2850.0652.221842.39652.309170.08733Not set [14]
Ni0.0080.0020.0050.003BDLBDLBDLBDL1.683 [13]
Pb0.0010.0170.0090.0080.000250.002690.001470.0012210 [13]
Zn0.1020.0760.0890.0130.4220.4380.4300.00827.4 [13]
K3.973.693.830.14305.172406.322355.74750.575Not set [14]
Na0.370.880.6250.25541.21538.995640.10531.1097Not set [14]

A and B samples of Mist Amen Fevermix and Edhec Malacure; AVE:average; SD:standard deviation.