Abstract:
Aflatoxins and ochratoxins are common mycotoxic food poisons and acute doses are responsible for causing liver
and kidney damage and hepatocarcinoma. The strategy for managing mycotoxins has mainly been pre-ingestive.
However, few solutions have been proposed for post-ingestion management and likewise there is no antidote for
managing the condition. Studies have demonstrated that Saccharomyces cerevisiae and herbal extracts have
potential of limiting the damage caused by reactive oxygen species and toxic effects associated with mycotoxins.
Further evidence also shows that herbal extracts provides protection to a variety of cancer cell lines associated with
mycotoxins. This study therefore examines the probable potential and options of using medicinal herbal extracts, on
their own or in combinations with Saccharomyces cerevisiae, in the management of mycotoxicosis. A combination of
the two has potential to offer a multifunctional approach in the management of post ingested mycotoxins such as
aflatoxins and ochratoxins
