en Food Safety and Hygiene Food Safety and Hygiene Review Review Article <div class="WordSection1"> <div class="WordSection1"> <div class="WordSection1"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="color:black">Background:</span></b><span style="color:black">&nbsp;Despite the widespread use of medicinal plants in the food basket of many families, using healthy herbs with safe nutritional standards is one of the necessities. </span></span><br> <span style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="color:black">Methods:</span></b><span style="color:black"> In this review, the required data and related keywords (such as &ldquo;latest methods of measuring and analyzing toxic elements in medicinal plants and foods, etc.) were collected from databases such as Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, Scopus, SID, PubMed, Elsevier, Springer, etc. Then we focused on accurate works related to toxic elements and medicinal plants. </span></span><br> <span style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="color:black">Results:</span></b><span style="color:black"> First, we introduced the issue of toxic elements in foods, especially medicinal plants, with a new perspective. Then, some tools related to measuring toxic elements in herbs and some recent research were investigated. Further, an attempt was made to show the importance of the issue. Finally, the effects of toxic elements on various parts of the human body were discussed.</span></span><br> <span style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="color:black">Conclusion:</span><i>&nbsp; </i></b><span style="color:black">An overview of using safe medicinal plants was presented while providing effective solutions such as identifying contaminated areas, using soil stabilizers, and preventing the leaching of toxic elements into farmland.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div aria-label="Page Break" class="cke_pagebreak" contenteditable="false" data-cke-display-name="pagebreak" data-cke-pagebreak="1" style="page-break-after:always" title="Page Break"></div></div> <div aria-label="Page Break" class="cke_pagebreak" contenteditable="false" data-cke-display-name="pagebreak" data-cke-pagebreak="1" style="page-break-after:always" title="Page Break"></div></div> <br> &nbsp; Medicinal plants, Toxic elements, Safety, Contaminated areas, 62 68 http://jhehp.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-508-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Ebrahim Alinia-Ahandani ebi.alinia@gmail.com 100319475328460012010 000000021633086X No Department of Biochemistry , Iran P.O.BOX 19395-3697, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran. Habibolah Nazem Habib.nazem@yahoo.com 100319475328460012011 000000032863370X No Department of Biochemistry , Iran P.O.BOX 19395-3697, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran. Ali Akbar Malekirad aliakbarmalekirad@gmail.com 100319475328460012012 0000000234361993 Yes Department of Biochemistry , Iran P.O.BOX 19395-3697, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran. Mohammad Fazilati dr.mo.faz@gmail.com 100319475328460012013 0000000304915497 No Department of Biochemistry , Iran P.O.BOX 19395-3697, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.