Epimedium also has side effects, so don’t use it in these situations!

When it comes to epimedium, we all know that it has a well-known effect of nourishing the kidneys and strengthening yang. In fact, epimedium can not only nourish the kidneys, but also has great benefits for treating soreness of the waist and knees, weak constitution, and preventing cardiovascular diseases. Many people choose epimedium when taking supplements, so will eating epimedium frequently cause side effects?

Side Effects of Epimedium

The median lethal dose of epimedium extract injected intraperitoneally into mice is 36g/kg. The median lethal dose of the non-amino acid part extracted from its water extract tablets injected intravenously into mice is 56.8±2.7g/kg.

The toxicity of the methanol extract of Epimedium is very low. Mice were gavaged with 450g/kg and observed for 3 consecutive days. The mice were found to be active normally and had no toxic reaction. Japanese Epimedium can dilate the pupils of frogs, increase the random movements of mice, increase the reflex function, often cause mild convulsions, and eventually cause respiratory arrest and death. The heart continues to beat for a certain period of time after respiratory arrest.

Clinical application of this product, after oral administration, there are mild reactions, mainly dry mouth and nausea, followed by abdominal distension and dizziness, but most of them disappear on their own.

However, it should be noted that people with symptoms such as dry mouth, hot palms and soles, hot flashes, and sweating, which are considered to be yin deficiency and hyperactivity of yang fire in traditional Chinese medicine, should not take epimedium.