Open AccessAssessment of Biological Contaminants in Energy Stimulating Herbal Medicines Collected from Dhaka City, Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Rausan Zamir,
Nazmul Islam,
Mehdi Hasan,
Mahmudul Hasan,
Ali Asraf,
Mohd Rafein Zakaria,
M. B. H. Howlader
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of chemistry/asian journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 0975-427X
pISSN - 0970-7077
DOI - 10.14233/ajchem.2020.22554
Subject(s) - traditional medicine , environmental health , contamination , toxicology , chemistry , medicine , biology , ecology
Ubiquitous nature of erectile dysfunction (ED) has placed it as one of the most rampant health careproblem and therefore consumption of energy stimulating herbal medicines (ESHMs) has increasedin Bangladesh. However, these herbal medicines reaching consumers without maintaining properscreening procedure, which bring a threat to public health safety. An analysis of biological contaminants(microbial load) of these herbal medicines available in Bangladesh was investigated. In most ofsamples, the total bacterial counts (TBC) 6 × 107 − 32 × 1011 cfu/mL and lactobacillus count 6 × 108 −12 × 1011 cfu/mL exceed the maximum value as percribed by WHO.