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Herb toxicity (continuation)          page 3

Edited by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu

The following is a warning on toxicity of certain herbs. The maximum dosages listed are just the opinion of the editor. It should not be interpreted as the absolute amount. The weight is in metric measurement of grams. Please notice that some of the weights listed are in hundredths of a gram. Some patients are more sensitive to certain herbs and some have more tolerance for some other herbs. 

To see the Latin botanical names go to the  herb dictionary and select the the letter of the herb in pinyin to open the herb dictionary. Some herbs might not be in the dictionary. If you cannot find it, you can email  the research librarian here.  

 

Herbs that are toxic to the kidneys: 

 

1. Aristolochia family: guang fang ji 廣防己, guan mu tong 關木通, qing mu xiang 青木香, xi xin 細辛

                             wei ling xian 威靈仙, ma tou ling 馬兜玲, tian xian teng 天仙藤.

 

2. Magnoliaceae (木蘭科 ) :hou po

 

The following pre-manufactured herbs contain mu tong or/and xi xin  or fang ji or ma dou ling:

  1. ba zheng san 八正散 

  2. ba wei dai xia fang 八味帶下方

  3. gan lu xiao du dan 甘露消毒丹, xin yi san 辛夷散,

  4. xiao feng san 消風散, shu zuo yin 疏鑿引,

  5. dang gui si ni tang 當歸四逆湯,

  6. guo qi yin 過期飲,

  7. dao chi san 導赤散,

  8. long dan xie gan tang 龍膽瀉肝湯

  9. bian zhi xin qi yin 變製心氣飲

  10. shang zhong xia tong yong tong feng wan 上中下通用痛風丸、

  11. fang ji huang qi tang防己黃耆湯、

  12. shu jing huo xue tang 疏經活血湯、

  13. bu fei e jiao san 補肺阿膠散、

  14. du huo ji sheng tang 獨活寄生湯、

  15. jiu wei jiang huo tang 九味羌活湯、

  16. chuang xiong chai tiao san 川芎茶調散、

  17. xiao qing long tang 小青龍湯、

  18. xiao xu ming tang 小續命湯、

  19. xin yi san 辛夷散、

  20. jin fei cao san 金沸草散、

  21. ling gan jiang wei xin xia ren tang 苓甘薑味辛夏仁湯、

  22. ma huang xi xin tang 麻黃附子細辛湯

  23. mi niao jian  泌尿煎  

 

There are many other toxic medical materials used in herbal medicine which are not listed. It is not possible to list all known toxic materials. In general herbal medicine is safer than modern drugs if used by experienced, well trained, qualified herbal doctors.

 

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