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Table 3 Safety data submitted for ten frequently used plants in the herbal products applications (2009–2020)

From: Safety profile of herbal medicines submitted for marketing authorization in Tanzania: a cross-sectional retrospective study

Botanical name

Total number of products

Preclinical safety

Clinical safety

  

Number of products (%)

Number of products (%)

Zingiber officinale

22

11 (50)

6 (27)

Glycyrrhiza glabra

17

6 (35)

7 (41)

Adhatoda vasica

13

9 (69)

6 (46)

Eucalyptus globulus

11

1 (9)

3 (27)

Piper longum

10

9 (90)

5 (50)

Terminalia bellirica

9

7 (78)

3 (33)

Curcuma longa

8

5 (63)

2 (25)

Cinnamomum camphora

8

0 (0)

2 (25)

Ocimum sanctum

8

3 (38)

4 (50)

Piper nigrum

8

4 (50)

2 (25)