Microbial and Heavy Metal Contaminant of Antidiabetic Herbal Preparations Formulated in Bangladesh

Table 6

Heavy metal content of investigated ADHP samples and the daily safe intake of different heavy metals.

Sample ID	Cumulative daily adult dose of preparation (g)	Daily adult intake of heavy metal (in μg) as calculated form; the dose indicated on the label of the finished product
		Zn	Cu	Mn	Cr	Cd	Pb
ADHP-1	1.50	8.06	8.06	9.75	13.88	—	12.75
ADHP-2	1.00	3.75	10.00	9.25	4.63	—	8.50
ADHP-3	3.00	6.00	31.50	19.88	13.13	—	21.00
ADHP-4	2.50	31.25	8.75	19.38	70.63	6.88	103.44
ADHP-5	2.50	7.19	12.19	4.06	20.63	—	16.56
ADHP-6	3.75	14.06	16.88	31.88	15.00	—	50.16
ADHP-7	4.00	—	16.50	12.00	11.00	—	15.00
ADHP-8	3.50	9.63	13.13	3.06	21.00	—	40.25
ADHP-9	30.00	86.25	266.25	206.25	—	—	116.25
ADHP-10	2.50	5.00	18.13	21.25	29.38	—	24.69
ADHP-11	2.50	5.94	11.25	20.00	5.31	—	14.38
ADHP-12	4.00	—	17.00	18.50	10.00	—	37.50
ADHP-13	2.50	26.25	7.81	15.00	61.56	3.44	83.75

This dose is calculated as indicated on the label of the finished product; BDL: below detection level.