Table 8.
Target Hazard Quotient (THQ) and Hazard Index (HI) Values of Heavy Metals for Adults due to Consumption of Analyzed Herbal Teas from Serbia
| No. | Herbal tea | THQ for adults | HI for adults | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cu | Fe | Ni | Mn | Zn | |||
| 1 | Matricariae flos | 1.51 × 10–2 | 4.15 × 10–3 | 1.73 × 10–2 | 1.67 × 10–1 | 3.16 × 10–3 | 0.2064 |
| 2 | Thymi herba | 1.82 × 10–2 | 1.88 × 10–2 | 2.94 × 10–2 | 2.09 × 10–1 | 3.52 × 10–3 | 0.2788 |
| 3 | Menthae piperitae folium | 1.50 × 10–2 | 9.13 × 10–3 | 2.59 × 10–2 | 2.71 × 10–1 | 1.97 × 10–3 | 0.3229 |
| 4 | Uvae ursi folium | 8.03 × 10–3 | 1.22 × 10–2 | 2.25 × 10–2 | 7.85 × 10–2 | 4.12 × 10–3 | 0.1254 |
| 5 | Betulae folium | 1.81 × 10–2 | 4.82 × 10–3 | 8.64 × 10–3 | 2.15 | 2.90 × 10–2 | 2.2101 |
| 6 | Althaeae radix | 3.02 × 10–2 | 3.60 × 10–3 | 1.90 × 10–2 | 7.47 × 10–2 | 2.39 × 10–3 | 0.1299 |
| 7 | Gentianae radix | 1.32 × 10–2 | 6.70 × 10–3 | 3.46 × 10–2 | 4.25 ×10–1 | 4.66 × 10–3 | 0.4844 |
| 8 | Glycyrrhizae radix | 1.21 × 10–2 | 1.02 × 10–2 | 9.33 × 10–3 | 7.28 × 10–2 | 1.37 × 10–3 | 0.1059 |
| 9 | Frangulae cortex | 3.95 ×10–3 | 2.94 × 10–3 | 1.14 × 10–2 | 1.38 | 9.55 × 10–4 | 1.4025 |
| 10 | Quercus cortex | 1.12 × 10–2 | 5.93 × 10–3 | 2.25 × 10–2 | 5.75 × 10–1 | 7.76 × 10–4 | 0.6151 |