Bhattacharya S. Medicinal plants and natural products in amelioration of arsenic toxicity: a short review.
PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2017;
55:349-354. [PMID:
27931138 PMCID:
PMC6130623 DOI:
10.1080/13880209.2016.1235207]
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Abstract
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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