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SilverCat · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:10 pm Post subject: Herbal Cautions

DO NOT INGEST

Barberry
Bayberry (wax)
Bearberry (A. uva-ursi)
Bittersweet
Black Birch
Black Cherries (bark, leaves, and seeds)
Black Haw (berries)
Blue Flag
Bog Bean (fresh)
Boneset
Cascara
Castor Oil (SEEDS ARE LETHAL)
Celadine
Coltsfoot
Comfrey (roots and leaves)
Cramp (berries)
Culver's (fresh root)
Fringetree
Hawthorn Berries
Horsetail Grass
Juniper Berries
Lindin Flowers
Labelia
Male Fern
May Apple/Mandrake (LETHAL)
Mullein
Paraguay Tea
Passion Flowers
Pennyroyal (essential oil)
Peppermint (oil)
Pleurisy Root
Poison Hemlock (LETHAL)
Poke (all parts)
Quaking Aspen
Ragwort
Sassafras
Skunk Cabbage (LETHAL)
Spearmint (oil)
Spigelia
Squaw Weed
Stoneroot
Vervain
White Oak
Wild Cherries
Wild Indigo
Wintergreen (essential oil)
Wood Sorrel
Wormseed
Wormwood
Yarrow
Yellow Dock
Yellow Root

MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS
Blood Staunch
Chamomile
Cleavers (juice)
Fennel
Feverfew
Fleabane
German Rue
Golden Rod
Hops
Horehound (plant juice)
May Apple/Mandrake
Mayweed
Mugwort
Peppermint
Pipsssewa (poultice)
Sheperd's Purse (seeds)
Thyme
Wild Carrot
Yarrow

AVOID IF PREGNANT OR BREASTFEEDING

Black Cohosh
Sage (breastfeeding)
Goldenseal
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naddya819 · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:24 pm Post subject:

Thank you for that listing! Of course, Willow bark should be added to the allergic reaction section, as it can cause a reaction in those allergic to aspirin. Of course, you should never ingest anything that you know you are allergic to, and if you are using essential oils, make certain that they are of high quality, not those purchased at the Dollar Store! Those are fine for aromatics, but not for ingesting!
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naddya819 · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:39 am Post subject:

I would also like to add Valerian root to the list of possible allergens. I have used it for a sleep aid, and it works, however I wake up with a stuffy nose and kind of a sore throat, you know, the typical "hay fever" symptoms. Not sure if it causes this sort of side effect in anyone else, but I thought I would throw it out there!
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naddya819 · Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:28 am Post subject:

Arnica should be addded to the list of cautions. Arnica is great for muscle sprains and strains, but should never ever be ingested as it's poisonous.
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