Which herbs are poisonous?

What are some poisonous Chinese herbal medicines? Traditional Chinese medicine believes that all medicines are poisonous to some extent, and divides therapeutic drugs into four categories: highly toxic, harmful, toxic, and non-toxic. So what are the Chinese herbal medicines that are highly toxic? Let’s find out with the editor. What are some highly toxic Chinese herbal medicines?

1. The 2005 edition of the "Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China" includes a total of 72 harmful Chinese herbal medicines, accounting for about 13.1% of the included species. Among them, there are 10 highly toxic Chinese herbal medicines, 38 poisonous Chinese herbal medicines, and 24 toxic Chinese herbal medicines. Among them, sweet almonds, wormwood leaves, Xanthium sibiricum, Cnidium monnieri, and Chinaberry bark are all very common.

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3. The above-mentioned harmful Chinese herbal medicines may cause poisoning or carcinogenic substances if purchased, taken, misused, abused or used excessively. Some people use Chinese medicinal materials that are harmful or contain carcinogens. Coupled with improper combination, poor preparation of Chinese medicine, and long-term use, it may cause damage to various systems and key organs of the body, and even cause disease or death.

4. Therefore, do not use harmful Chinese herbal medicines at will, and be sure to take them according to the doctor's instructions.

The clinical application of toxic traditional Chinese medicine is not necessarily harmful

Any dosage that can produce side effects and the symptoms develop quickly and severely is called highly toxic; any dosage that can produce side effects and the symptoms develop relatively slowly and are mild is called harmful; any dosage that can produce side effects only after a very large dosage or the accumulated dosage reaches a certain level and the side effects are mild is called toxic; any dosage that generally does not produce side effects and only produces side effects after an extremely large dosage or the accumulated dosage reaches a considerable level is called non-toxic.

In clinical medicine, the fact that Chinese herbal medicines contain toxic ingredients does not mean they are harmful to the body. This is because, on the one hand, Chinese medicinal materials can reduce toxicity, improve quality and increase efficacy after Chinese medicine processing; on the other hand, the appropriate toxicity of some Chinese herbal medicines can have the therapeutic effect of fighting poison with poison, and the combination of Chinese medicinal materials with thorn seeds can effectively offset their toxicity reactions.

The toxic side effects of some Chinese medicinal materials do not come from the materials themselves, but from the lack of proper application in clinical medicine. When the demand for Chinese medicinal materials is insufficient, toxic side effects of Chinese medicinal materials will occur. Not only can toxic Chinese medicinal materials cause toxic side effects, but even Chinese medicinal materials that everyone thinks are non-toxic can cause toxic side effects.

In addition, the toxic side effects of Chinese medicinal materials are also related to the wrong types. Due to historical reasons, the types of Chinese medicinal materials are rather confusing. Some medicinal materials have several product names, and some are foreign substances with the same name. Due to the complexity of the types and different origins, the medicinal properties and toxic side effects they contain are also different.