Can cause diarrhea, nausea, and abdominal pain. Many Chinese herbalists mix this herb with grains-of-paradise fruit, a kind of cardamon, to prevent these side effects.
There are no side effects associated with the use of Chinese yam.
To be used with caution by people with digestive problems, can swell the belly and cause loose stools. No information on overdose symptoms.
Not to be used. Foxglove is deadly, it can make the heart stop or cause a person to suffocate. Not to be confused with comfrey, a similar looking plant.
Toxic unto death. Overdose: diarrhea, headache, appetite loss, vomiting, arrhythmias, confusion, depression, drowsiness, hallucinations, psychoses and visual disturbances. And more . . .
Dried Chinese foxglove root, called sheng di Huang or dry Rehmannia, the fresh root is picked, washed well, then dried in the sun during the winter. Large, fleshy brownish-yellow chunks taste sweet and moist.
Recommended doses not associated with any significant side effects.
No known side effects.
There are no known side effects.
None reported.
Taken in recommended dosages sesame oil is not associated with any negative side effects.
May cause heartburn.
There are no known side effects from using squawvine. Little research has been done, however, on its safety.