Table 6.
Estimated Daily Intake (EDI) (mg/kg bw/day) of Heavy Metals for Adults due to the Consumption of Herbal Teas from Serbia, the Mean Average EDI (mg/kg body weight/day), and the Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) Expressed for BodyWeight (mg/kg body weight/day).
| No. | Herbal tea | EDI (mg/kg body weight/day) for adults | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cu | Fe | Ni | Mn | Zn | ||
| 1 | Matricariae flos | 6.04 × 10–4 | 2.90 × 10–3 | 3.46 × 10–4 | 2.33 × 10–3 | 9.49 × 10–4 |
| 2 | Thymi herba | 7.29 × 10–4 | 1.32 × 10–2 | 5.88 × 10–4 | 2.92 × 10–3 | 1.06 × 10–3 |
| 3 | Menthae piperitae folium | 5.99 × 10–4 | 6.39 × 10–3 | 5.19 × 10–4 | 3.79 × 10–3 | 5.91 × 10–4 |
| 4 | Uvae ursi folium | 3.21 × 10–4 | 8.53 × 10–3 | 4.49 × 10–4 | 1.10 × 10–3 | 1.24 × 10–3 |
| 5 | Betulae folium | 7.24 × 10–4 | 3.38 × 10–3 | 1.73 × 10–4 | 3.01 × 10–2 | 8.69 × 10–3 |
| 6 | Althaeae radix | 1.21 × 10–3 | 2.52 × 10–3 | 3.80 × 10–4 | 1.05 × 10–3 | 7.17 × 10–4 |
| 7 | Gentianae radix | 5.28 × 10–4 | 4.69 × 10–3 | 6.91 × 10–4 | 5.95 × 10–3 | 1.40 × 10–3 |
| 8 | Glycyrrhizae radix | 4.84 × 10–4 | 7.17 × 10–3 | 1.87 × 10–4 | 1.02 × 10–3 | 4.12 × 10–4 |
| 9 | Frangulae cortex | 1.58 × 10–4 | 2.06 × 10–3 | 2.28 × 10–4 | 1.94 × 10–2 | 2.87 × 10–4 |
| 10 | Quercus cortex | 4.46 × 10–4 | 4.15 × 10–3 | 4.49 × 10–4 | 8.05 × 10–3 | 2.33 × 10–4 |
| The mean average of EDI (mg/kg body weight/day) | 5.80 × 10–4 | 5.50 × 10–3 | 4.01 × 10–4 | 7.57 × 10–3 | 1.56 × 10–3 | |
| Recommended daily intakes expressed by body weight (mg/kg body weight/day) which calculated for men (women) weighing 70 kg | 1.29 × 10–2 | 1.14 × 10–1 (2.57 × 10–1) | 7.14 × 10–3 | 3.29 × 10–2 (2.57 × 10–2) | 1.57 × 10–1 (1.14 × 10–1) | |