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What are the precautions associated with using foxglove?
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.
What are the side effects associated with using Chinese foxglove root?
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.
What are the precautions associated with using gardenia?
Not to be used without the supervision of a Chinese herbalist. Not to be used when there is cold deficiency (watery) diarrhea present.
What are the precautions associated with using lycium fruit?
Chinese herbalists do not recommend lycium for people who have a fever due to infection or who have diarrhea or bloating.
What are the precautions associated with using chicory?
No necessary precautions to observe in the diet.
What are the precautions associated with using cyperus?
No particular precautions have been reported as being necessary in using cyperus.
What are the precautions associated with using magnolia?
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.
What are the precautions associated with using turmeric?
Not to be taken during pregnancy.
How is raw Chinese foxglove root prepared?
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.
What are the precautions associated with using cuscuta?
No special precautions are necessary when cuscuta is used in the doses normally prescribed by herbalists.
What are the side effects associated with using Chinese yam?
There are no side effects associated with the use of Chinese yam.
What are the precautions associated with using 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.
