MICROSCOPIC, MICROBIAL AND MOISTURE CONTENT EVALUATION OF THE HERBAL PRODUCTS AFFECTING THE URINARY SYSTEM MARKETED IN SYRIA | ||
| Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences Assiut University | ||
| Article 19, Volume 45, Issue 1, June 2022, Pages 233-248 PDF (1.05 M) | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/bfsa.2022.239444 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Zahraa Ali* 1; Emad Alhaddad1; Ramez Roustom2 | ||
| 1Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Drug Quality Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Baath University, Homs, Syria | ||
| 2Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baath University, Homs, Syria | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The use of herbal products has increased in recent times. However, there are insufficient studies on their quality. Finished herbal products and crude plants affecting the urinary system in Syria were evaluated in this study. Most of the loss on drying values were above the constitutional limits. 37% of the product samples exceeded the safety limits (CFU/g ≤ 103) of bacterial growth, and 70.3% of the samples exceeded the safety limit for fungal growth (CFU/g ≤ 102). All samples were free of bacterial pathogens; however, the dominant detected fungal species were Aspergillus flavus and Rhizopus. The Microscopic evaluation demonstrated the presence of the labeled plants on the product. Nevertheless, substantial quantities of starch grains were detected in samples B2 and B3 of product B, and Ammi visnaga L. powder was missing from one of the samples. It is critical to monitor the quality of herbal products before and after marketing. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| herbal drugs; microbiological tests; purity; microscopic evaluation; contamination; moisture content | ||
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