NDLI: Commonly used metal and crystalline salts in South African traditional medicine.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Street, R. A. Cele, M. P.
Spatial Coverage	South Africa
Description	Country affiliation: South Africa Author Affiliation: Street RA ( Traditional Medicine Laboratory, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4000, South Africa. street@ukzn.ac.za)
Abstract	ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Traditional medicines in the form of plants, animals and/or minerals are used by millions of South Africans. There is currently no data regarding the commonly used mineral elements thus the potential benefits or hazards of such products remain unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Metal and crystalline salts were purchased from a rural market (Nongoma, Zululand, South Africa). Information regarding the colloquial name, price and weight was recorded. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) was used to quantatively determine the unknown salts. RESULTS: Six widely available salts were analyzed. Ndonya, as it is colloquially known, refers to two products which look identical to the untrained eye-one is dyed table salt and the other is hexavalent chromium. A further product used medicinally, although not widely available, was identified as iron chromite ore. CONCLUSIONS: The array of substances documented, ranging from benign to carcinogenic, stresses the importance of documenting components used in traditional medicine and confirms the necessity to regulate South Africa traditional medicine. Healthcare workers should be aware of the complexities of using such metal salt.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	03788741
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	148
e-ISSN	18727573
Journal	Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier
Publisher Date	2013-06-21
Publisher Place	Ireland
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Ethnopharmacology Medicine, African Traditional Salts Analysis Ammonium Chloride Calcium Sulfate Copper Sulfate Potassium Dichromate Potassium Permanganate Sodium Chloride South Africa Sulfur Journal Article Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Drug Discovery Pharmacology

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