Fwd: [wiseweeds] Chinese Herb Toxicity

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DATE: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:43:49

" Dagmar Riley " <dagmar-riley

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" Dagmar Riley " <dagmar-riley

 

Thanks Catherine, for sharing this informative website.

>Good piece on cases of Chinese Herb Toxicity at

>http://www.acupuncture.com/Herbology/Toxic.htm

 

I think one very common mistake is that " it's just herbs " , and taking the

more the better. You don't have to have studied , but read

the instructions to see if the symptoms mentioned there really apply to your

situation and don't overdose yourself, quite common sense, really.

The reason why I never heard about people being poisoned by Chinese

medicine here in China is that people here know that the effect also depends

on how much you take, and that more is not better, necessarily, especially

with tonics, which can really clog up your system, cause nose-bleeding and

all sorts of symptoms of " internal fire " .

Then there is the issue of fakes, which is more unpleasant and harder to

control.

Southern Chinese brands seem to be much more prone to being messed with. Two

good and reliable brands are Plum Blossom and Tongren Tang which are made in

or near Beijing. If anyone should wonder where to get reliable ready made

medicine or herbs, mail me off-list, ok?

Dagmar

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