Assessment of Natural Radioactive Nuclides in Different Herbal Remedies Consumed in Katsina Metropolis

Abstract

The use of herbal remedies to treat various ailments is common practice in developing countries, but the formulation of these products is usually complex, hence, the need for thorough quality checks especially with possible health risks these could pose. The research aimed to assess the natural radioactive nuclides concentrations of herbal formulations sold in Katsina Metropolis and ascertain the radiological implications for humans.  The activity concentration of natural radionuclides in the fifteen (15) herbal remedies commonly consumed in the Katsina metropolis. Results from the above table show the activity of natural radionuclides in 15 herbal remedy samples found in the Katsina metropolis. The activity concentration of ⁴⁰K ranges from 1027.76+51.30, which was found to have the highest radioactivity in the G, and 51.77+2.60 was found to be lowest in K. In ²³⁸U which ranges from 72.78+7.67 in O and the lowest concentration of 1.65+0.23 in E then lastly followed by the activity concentration of ²³²Th activity concentration varies from 20.18+1.13 as the highest and the lowest in B with 1.26+-0.07.