Medicinal plants and natural products in amelioration of arsenic toxicity: a short review
Context: Chronic arsenic toxicity (arsenicosis) is considered a serious public health menace worldwide, as there is no specific, safe, and efficacious therapeutic management of arsenicosis. Objectives: To collate the studies on medicinal plants and natural products with arsenic toxicity ameliorative...
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| Summary: | Context: Chronic arsenic toxicity (arsenicosis) is considered a serious public health menace worldwide, as there is no specific, safe, and efficacious therapeutic management of arsenicosis. Objectives: To collate the studies on medicinal plants and natural products with arsenic toxicity ameliorative effect, active pre-clinically and/or clinically. Methods: Literature survey was carried out by using Google, Scholar Google and Pub-Med. Only the scientific journal articles found on the internet for last two decades were considered. Minerals and semi-synthetic or synthetic analogs of natural products were excluded. Results: Literature study revealed that 34 medicinal plants and 14 natural products exhibited significant protection from arsenic toxicity, mostly in preclinical trials and a few in clinical studies. Conclusion: This research could lead to development of a potentially useful agent in clinical management of arsenicosis in humans. |
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| Item Description: | 1388-0209 1744-5116 10.1080/13880209.2016.1235207 |