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Side Effects of Some Herbs
Page 1 by:
Joe Hing Kwok Chu
For Latin botanical names and in
Chinese in character, click
here.
| Pinyin |
Side Effects |
| ai ye |
use caution in case of
yin deficiency
or heat in blood.
The effective ingredient is
the volatile oil and it is the
toxic ingredient
which can cause inflammation of the
skin
mucus. When taken orally can cause irritation of
the of the
digestive tract. After absolving, it can arrive
at the
liver and can obstruct the metabolism of the liver
and
can cause jaundice type of hepatitis. Its effect toward
the
central nervous system is prominent. In toxic reaction,
the
central nervous system becomes over active and can
induce
seizure. Because of the changes of the reflex of the
nerves, it
can damage the walls of blood vessels and causes
hyperemia
(increase of blood flow to the part of body) of the
uterus and
causes bleeding.
Toxic range is 20 ~ 30 g if
taken
orally. |
| bai bu |
low toxicity if eaten,
may cause vomiting, diarrhea, excitement,
delirium, and coma.
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| da hui xiang |
Dizziness, vomiting, speech impairment, pale complexion, eye
balls rolling back intermittently, spasm in limbs, neck arching
backward symptoms of digestive systems and of the nervous system. |
| li lu |
Irritation of the mucus of the mouth, the nose and the eyes.
Over
dose my cause respiratory arrest |
| ma bo |
Allergic reaction:
dizziness, throat feels swollen and obstructed,
heaviness in chest, itchiness and rash. |
| ma qian zi |
Toxic reaction: mild reactions include mild spasm in the limbs,
drunken feeling, frighten. Nervous system symptoms include
face, jaw, & back muscle spasm, opisthotonus, blue lips.
Circulation: palpitation, short of breath and heart failure. |
| ma sang |
Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headache, dizziness,
salivating, whole body numbness , slow heart rate , increase
of blood pressure & rate of breathing, reflexes become stronger,
spasm. If serious breathing becomes longer & coma. |
| mu tong |
Acute kidney exhaustion: lack of urine, protein or blood in urine,
hypertension, nausea, lack of appetite and itchiness. Drop in
platelet count, bleeding, & anemic. |
| mu xiang |
Allergic reaction: mild abdominal pain, itchiness, tightness in chest
area, and diarrhea. |
| qian nian jian |
Dizziness, nausea, vomiting, whole body spasm, foaming in the
mouth, coma, opisthotonus. |
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ren shen (ginseng) |
Headache, insomnia, anxious, itchiness, hiccups, blood pressure
going up, pale, purple lips, spasm in the limbs, rapid breathing,
heart exhaustion and even death |
| san qi, (tian qi) |
Face and eyes becomes red and swollen. Numbness in the limbs,
dizziness, heaviness in the chest, palpitation, sweating, nausea,
arrhythmia |
| shan ci gu |
Frequent vomiting, intensive pain in the abdomen, diarrhea,
bleeding of the digestive tract, dehydration, acidosis, shock,
anxious, coma, lack of urine. It might cause death in serious
cases. |
| shan dou gen |
Affects central nervous system and vegetation nervous
system: headache, nausea, vomiting, stomach ache, sweating,
dropping of blood pressure, difficulty in breathing, anxious,
delirium, spasm, coma, and death caused by breathing exhaustion |
| tian nan xing |
Eating raw tian nan xing causes serious damage of mucus area,
swollen tongue, numbness in mouth and tongue, and speech and
memory impairment |
| tian ma |
Allergic reaction: rash, or local or whole body swelling, nose
bleeding, dry skin, and dizziness. |
|
wu jia pi |
Toxic reaction: blindness, numbness in limbs, dizziness and
headache |
| wu wei zi |
Toxic in stomach area: burning sensation in solar plexus area and lack of appetite.
Allergic reaction:
exanthema like of rash and itchiness.
Toxic
to the kidneys:
large dosages or long term usage is toxic to the kidney |
More to be uploaded
Also see
Toxicity of
Herbs.
Go to page 3 of herb toxicity to
see pre-manufactured herbs that may be toxic to the kidneys.
Last update: Oct 13, 2003; 9:15 a.m.
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