Mycotoxin Contamination Concerns of Herbs and Medicinal Plants
One particular concern is the risk of contamination with mycotoxins. Aflatoxins and ochratoxin A are the most frequently described mycotoxins in herbal products and have repeatedly been …
Occurrence of fungi and mycotoxins in herbal medicines and …
Sep 15, 2023 · Contamination from external hazardous materials may greatly influence the safety and efficacy of herbal medicines. This paper aimed to evaluate the levels of contamination by …
Quantitative Analysis of Fungal Contamination of Different …
May 15, 2024 · Herein, we isolated and identified fungi from herbal medicines to clarify the fungal contamination profile and utilized rapid screening for the extent of fungal contamination by RT …
Natural occurrence of mycotoxins in medicinal plants: A review
May 1, 2014 · During harvesting, handling, storage and distribution, medicinal plants are subjected to contamination by various fungi, which may be responsible for spoilage and …
An investigation of fungal contamination on the surface of medicinal ...
Jan 3, 2017 · The prevalent contamination phenomenon of fungi and high potential risk of sterigmatocystin and ochratoxin A were observed in 45 medicinal herbs collected from China. …
Mycotoxin Contamination Concerns of Herbs and Medicinal Plants
Mar 14, 2020 · One particular concern is the risk of contamination with mycotoxins. Aflatoxins and ochratoxin A are the most frequently described mycotoxins in herbal products and have …
Aflatoxin contamination of some common medicinal herbs
The potential fungal contamination of medicinal herbs affects its quality due to the presence of mycotoxins. Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of fungi identified in many agricultural …
Aspergillus sp., Fusarium sp., Penicillium sp., Mucor sp. and Rhizopus sp. fungi have been isolated from the different parts of the medicinal plants. After aflatoxins analysis, presence of …
Fungal Contamination of Raw Materials of Some Herbal Drugs …
Mar 6, 2008 · The paper explores fungal infection and aflatoxin B 1 contamination of six medicinal plant samples viz. Adhatoda vasica Nees, Asparagus racemosus Linn., Evolvulus alsinoides …
plant and plant products are stored in tin, plastic, jute and wooden buckets, boxes and sacs. The main objective of this study was to collect information about the marketing and possible fungal …