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To investigate pesticide residues in medicinal and aromatic plants consumed as food in Jeddah markets.

June 2, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Hidden Risks in Herbal Remedies: Pesticide Residues and Dietary Exposure in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Consumed as Food in Jeddah Markets, Saudi Arabia

IHIsraa Hakeem ANAlyamani Najiah AEA Elshoura

Key Points

To investigate pesticide residues in medicinal and aromatic plants consumed as food in Jeddah markets.
Samples of medicinal and aromatic plants were collected from Jeddah markets.
Pesticide residue concentrations were measured in these samples.
Dietary exposure to these residues was calculated.
Pesticide residues were detected in all types of tested plants.
Concentration levels of residues exceeded safe limits for human consumption in some cases.
Dietary exposure calculations indicate potential health risks associated with consumption.

Abstract

This dataset contains the values behind the means, standard deviations, and other measures reported in the study. It includes pesticide residue concentrations detected in medicinal and aromatic plant samples collected from Jeddah markets, Saudi Arabia. The data support all findings presented in the paper, including the values used to build graphs and figures, as well as variables such as plant types, pesticide levels, and dietary exposure calculations.

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