Side effects of radish seeds

Radish seeds are a common health product that can be used as both medicine and food. This kind of radish seeds has many health benefits, especially it can be used to treat many diseases. It can be said that this is a necessary health product in clinical practice and even in real life. It can be said that this kind of radish seeds has a very strong health effect on anyone, but everything has its limits, and radish seeds will also have side effects.

Especially for some patients with qi deficiency, if they take too much radish seeds, they may have stomach pain, and even some problems affecting digestive function. It can be said that if consumed improperly, radish seeds will also have some side effects.

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Do's and Don'ts: People with Qi deficiency should take it with caution.

Toxic side effects: The median lethal dose of radish seed water extract injected intraperitoneally into mice was 127.4±3.7g/kg. The tolerance dose of radish seed extract injected intragastrically into mice and water-alcohol extract injected intravenously into mice were 161g/kg and 50g/kg, respectively (both raw drug doses).

Different doses of radish seed extract (100g/kg/d, 200g/kg/d, 400g/kg/d) were gavaged to rats for 3 consecutive weeks. There was no damage to the gastrointestinal mucosa, no obvious effect on blood routine, liver and kidney function tests, and no obvious effect on the heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, adrenal gland, thyroid gland, etc.

However, there are reports that radish seeds are slightly toxic to mice and isolated frog hearts.

〖Doctors Discuss Medicine〗

"The effect of radish seeds is to promote qi. Raw radish seeds can raise qi, while cooked radish seeds can lower qi. When raised, radish seeds can spit out wind and phlegm, dissipate wind and cold, and relieve sores and rashes; when lowered, radish seeds can calm coughs and wheezing caused by phlegm, regulate heaviness after diarrhea, and stop internal pain. These are all effects of promoting qi." (Compendium of Materia Medica)

"Radish seeds, whether raw or fried, can smooth the flow of qi and relieve depression, and eliminate bloating and fullness. They are qi-transforming products, not qi-destroying products. In general, all medicines that regulate qi, if taken alone for a long time, will inevitably damage the vital energy. Radish seeds can be fried and ground into powder. Take a few coins after each meal. It can help digestion and smooth the flow of qi without damaging the qi. Because it can help you eat more, the qi will be nourished. If it is used to eliminate fullness and relieve depression, and is supplemented with ginseng, astragalus, and tangerine peel, even if it is taken a lot for a long time, it will not damage the qi." ("Medical Records of Chinese and Western Medicine")

Of course, if it can be consumed scientifically, the harm of radish seeds can be minimized, and it is also most conducive to the direct manifestation of the medical value of radish seeds. Of course, in the daily use process, you should still pay attention to some pharmacological interactions, so that it can be truly beneficial to your health.