HEAVY-METALS IN SOME ASIAN MEDICINES AND COSMETICS

被引：53

作者：

ASLAM, M ^{[1
]}

DAVIS, SS ^{[1
]}

HEALY, MA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV NOTTINGHAM,DEPT CHEM,NOTTINGHAM NG7 2RD,ENGLAND

来源：

PUBLIC HEALTH | 1979年 / 93卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0033-3506(79)80078-5

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Significant concentrations of heavy metals have been found in a number of Asian medicines and cosmetics. The herbal baby tonic, Bal Jivan Chamcho contained lead leached from the coating of the spoon with which it was supplied. Some samples of Surma were found to have a lead content as high as 86%. Amongst other metals, mercury, lead and arsenic were found in the aphrodisiac and tonic Kushtay. A Warak which purported to be gold was a copper/zinc alloy. No mercury was found in the cosmetic Sandurs and Kum-Kum pastes we examined, but unacceptably high concentrations of lead and antimony were found in some pills, and of lead and arsenic in a powder intended for medicinal use. The use of traditional Asian remedies involves a substantial risk of heavy metal poisoning to which the medical profession should be alerted. Control by legislation alone would not be effective as many of the preparations are sent by relatives in Asia. © 1979 The Society of Community Medicine.

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