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.
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.
Not to be used without the supervision of a Chinese herbalist. Not to be used when there is cold deficiency (watery) diarrhea present.
Chinese herbalists do not recommend lycium for people who have a fever due to infection or who have diarrhea or bloating.
No necessary precautions to observe in the diet.
No particular precautions have been reported as being necessary in using cyperus.
Chinese herbalists recommend that magnolia bark not be used by pregnant women and that magnolia flower be used with caution if the patient is dehydrated.
Not to be taken during pregnancy.
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.
No special precautions are necessary when cuscuta is used in the doses normally prescribed by herbalists.
There are no side effects associated with the use of Chinese yam.
Women who are pregnant or lactating should consult with a medical practitioner. Edible species of Dioscorea have opposite leaves, species that are poisonous have alternate leaves.