Health Risk Assessment of Metals in Antidiabetic Herbal Preparations: A Safety Screening

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Parameter</td><td class="align_center">Unit</td><td class="align_center">Values</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Metal concentration</td><td class="align_center">ppm</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Estimated daily intake (EDI)</td><td class="align_center">ppm/day</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Chronic daily intake (CDI)</td><td class="align_center">ppm/day</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Exposure frequency (EF)</td><td class="align_center">Days/year</td><td class="align_center">365</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Exposure duration (ED)</td><td class="align_center">Years</td><td class="align_center">20</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Body weight (BW)</td><td class="align_center">Kg</td><td class="align_center">65</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Average time (AT)</td><td class="align_center">ED × 365 days</td><td class="align_center">7300</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Parameters and assumptions for health risk assessment of metals through antidiabetic herbal preparations.</div>

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Table 3: Health Risk Assessment of Metals in Antidiabetic Herbal Preparations: A Safety Screening 