Heavy Metal Toxicity in Medicinal Solanaceae: A Critical Comparative Appraisal of Accumulation, Tolerance and Consequences for Herbal Quality
Sweta Vashistha, Ruchika Khatri, Rohit Jain & Smita Purohit · Asian Journal of Biology · 2026
The Solanaceae supply several of the most heavily traded medicinal plants, among them Withania somnifera, Solanum nigrum, Datura stramonium, Hyoscyamus niger and Capsicum annuum, yet the same family contains taxa that accumulate cadmium and other potentially toxic elements to con...
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10.9734/ajob/2026/v22i8684