Pilot Study of Trace Elements in the Infusion of Medicinal Plants Used for Diabetes Treatment

Table 4

Exposure (µg) to each element related to a specific plant, based on the number of grams used in each dose of a plant. Provisional maximum tolerable daily intake (PMTDI).

Element	Karela	Clove	Luban Dhakar	Olive leaves	Tut leaves	PMTDI (µg/day)	Reference
Al	361.27 ± 9.90	8.33 ± 0.68	22.97 ± 16.59	12.63 ± 11.74	6.48 ± 2.02	143–7000	[8]
Cr	35.53 ± 1.71	0.10 ± 0.03	0.59 ± 0.04	0.23 ± 0.06	0.17 ± 0.04	100	[9]
Mn	2317.94 ± 65.63	1458.00 ± 80.04	24.38 ± 1.75	58.35 ± 20.62	28.91 ± 5.39	1800–2200	[10]
Fe	6187.86 ± 85.99	8.44 ± 0.30	54.45 ± 0.25	19.66 ± 15.08	15.74 ± 3.29	11000	[11]
Co	11.04 ± 0.17	0.06 ± 0.01	0.16 ± 0.01	0.24 ± 0.35	0.19 ± 0.08	5–8	[12]
Ni	593.68 ± 36.15	8.41 ± 0.76	12.62 ± 0.97	12.38 ± 9.65	17.33 ± 5.04	1000	[10]
Cu	503.78 ± 33.40	7.02 ± 0.43	99.07 ± 4.16	6.68 ± 0.96	6.04 ± 0.95	500	[13]
Zn	956.81 ± 59.21	11.82 ± 8.90	17.98 ± 13.57	23.43 ± 30.73	21.54 ± 15.83	1000	[13]
As	5.26 ± 0.18	0.09 ± 0.02	0.28 ± 0.06	0.18 ± 0.06	0.28 ± 0.12	0.42	[14]
Se	20.12 ± 1.23	0.21 ± 0.03	0.68 ± 0.36	0.47 ± 0.55	0.49 ± 0.08	70	[15]
Sr	562.17 ± 11.23	9.38 ± 0.13	481.43 ± 33.19	15.57 ± 10.13	159.72 ± 13.88	1900	[16]
Cd	3.04 ± 0.08	0.00 ± 0.00	0.13 ± 0.06	0.03 ± 0.08	0.01 ± 0.01	1	[17]
Ba	120.80 ± 2.47	7.07 ± 0.46	444.24 ± 10.67	5.06 ± 2.99	8.00 ± 2.19	750 (200)	[18, 19]
Pb	41.31 ± 0.17	0.70 ± 0.11	7.25 ± 0.07	0.60 ± 0.27	0.48 ± 0.02	3.57	[9]