Table 2.
Mycotoxins contents and incidence per type of medicinal herbs
| Type of medicinal herbs tablet (na) | Mycotoxin Concentration range µg/kg and Incidenceb | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZEA | OTA | ENNA | ENNA1 | ENNB | ENNB1 | BEA | |
| Artichoke (4) | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| Boldus (4) | (1169–1995.9) | nd | nd | nd | (1.8–5.4) | (< LOQ) | nd |
| (3/4) | (3/4) | (1/4) | |||||
| Cardus Marianus (4) | nd | nd | (36.6–109.2) | (57.6–534.9) | (6.2–1378.2) | (24.2–1165.9) | (< LOQ-542.7) |
| (2/4) | (2/4) | (3/4) | (2/4) | (2/4) | |||
| Dandelion (5) | nd | nd | (39.6) | (26.6–28.3) | (4.8–74.6) | (< LOQ-71.5) | nd |
| (1/5) | (2/5) | (4/5) | (3/5) | ||||
| Devil’s Clawroot (4) | (212.6) | nd | nd | nd | (2.5–2.7) | nd | nd |
| (1/4) | (2/4) | ||||||
| Fucus (5) | (659.7) | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| (1/5) | |||||||
| Ginger (4) | (3850.5) | nd | nd | nd | (3.3–15.1) | nd | (95.7–136.8) |
| (1/4) | (2/4) | (3/4) | |||||
| Ginkgo (4) | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| Green tea (5) | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| Horsetail (5) | nd | nd | (12.6–170.8) | (35.2–156.5) | (7.1–588.6) | (377–1188.3) | (25.1–52.2) |
| (2/5) | (2/5) | (3/5) | (2/5) | (2/5) | |||
| Lemon balm (3) | (117) | nd | nd | nd | (6.6) | nd | nd |
| (1/3) | (1/3) | ||||||
| Passionflower (4) | nd | nd | nd | nd | (3.1–9.1) | nd | (70.2) |
| (3/4) | (1/4) | ||||||
| Red tea (4) | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| Valerian (5) | nd | nd | (63.1–88.7) | (8.5–42.7) | (0.8–27.8) | (22.3) | nd |
| (2/5) | (2/5) | (4/5) | (1/5) | ||||
| Whitethorn (4) | nd | nd | nd | (6.6–12.3) | (2.3–15) | (10.7–22.2) | (47.2) |
| (2/4) | (2/4) | (2/4) | (1/4) | ||||
| Herbal mix for treat insomnia (16) | nd | (799) | (3.8) | (< LOQ-1) | (< LOQ-1.5) | nd | nd |
| (1/16) | (1/16) | (2/16) | (2/16) | ||||
| Herbal mix for lose weight (5) | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
a number of samples b number of positive samples/ number total samples