Objective To detect and analyze the content of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni and Pb in different dried Lycium barbarum L. from Nuomuhong Farm, Chaidamu, and evaluate the health risk of heavy metals in Lycium barbarum L. via the dietary route to humans. Methods The content of 6 kinds of heavy metals in Lycium barbarum L. was determined by inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometer. The pollution degree of Lycium barbarum L. heavy metals was evaluated by single factor index, mean pollution index, pollution factor analysis and Nemero's composite pollution index. The target risk factor method was used to evaluate the health risk of single and complex heavy metal intake of Lycium barbarum L. Results The single pollution index of 6 kinds of heavy metals in Lycium barbarum L. in this area was less than 1, and the comprehensive pollution index was less than 0.7, and the mean pollution index of the lock-in freshness group was less than 0.1, which was uncontaminated, and the mean pollution index of the sun-dried, hot air dried, and hang-dried groups was less than 0.2, which was a slightly contaminated state, and among them, Cu, and Cd were the main contaminating factors. Through correlation and principal component analysis, the sources of heavy metal pollution in the drying process of Lycium barbarum L. were characterized by diversified and multiple pathways, and the heavy metal content of Lycium barbarum L. that had undergone lock-in freshness treatment and hang-dried treatment had a higher safety coefficient; the single or compound heavy metals ingested by the human body through the consumption of Lycium barbarum L. did not pose a health risk to either children or adults. Conclusion The pollution degree of heavy metal of Lycium barbarum L. in this region is low, and the content is in accordance with the limited requirement of Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2020, and there is a certain effect of different drying on the heavy metal content of Lycium barbarum L., and this test can provide a reference basis for the prevention and control of heavy metal pollution of Lycium barbarum L. in the drying system.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |