Wasek Marek, Wroczyński Piotr, Sołobodowska Sylwia, Lal Natalia
Department of Drug Bioanalysis and Analysis, Medical University of Warsaw, 61 Zwirki i Wigury St., 02-091 Warszawa, Poland.
Acta Pol Pharm. 2013 Mar-Apr;70(2):371-5.
Chosen aspects of the safety of use of several herbs received from National Medicines Institute, which came from smuggling, have been examined. The analysis has been conducted in three different aspects: (1) Possibilities of contamination of plant-based raw materials by metals of heavy elements (As, Cd, Cu, Cr, Pb). (2) Conscious smuggling of intoxicating preparation or narcotics in plant-based raw materials. (3) Radioactive contamination originating mostly from 137Cs isotope. To solve the problem, analytical methods of GFAAS and ICP-MS, X-ray diffraction and high-distributive spectrometry of gamma-radiation have been applied. Determined concentration of arsenic in all analyzed samples and the concentration of lead in one sample exceeded allowable concentration recommended by WHO. In analyzed materials, no presence of narcotics or radioactive contamination of 137Cs isotope has been detected.
对从国家药物研究所获得的几种来自走私渠道的草药的使用安全性的选定方面进行了检查。分析从三个不同方面进行：(1) 植物性原材料被重金属元素（砷、镉、铜、铬、铅）污染的可能性。(2) 在植物性原材料中故意走私含毒制剂或麻醉品。(3) 主要源自137Cs同位素的放射性污染。为解决该问题，应用了石墨炉原子吸收光谱法（GFAAS）和电感耦合等离子体质谱法（ICP-MS）、X射线衍射以及伽马辐射高分辨光谱法。所有分析样品中测定的砷浓度以及一个样品中的铅浓度超过了世界卫生组织推荐的允许浓度。在所分析的材料中，未检测到麻醉品或137Cs同位素的放射性污染。
