Taxus chinensis is warm and toxic, and belongs to kidney meridian. This product has the effects of warming kidney, dredging collaterals, promoting diuresis, reducing swelling and eliminating pathogenic factors. Can be used for treating limb edema, dysuria, urinary tract stranguria, etc. It is caused by chronic kidney disease, diabetes and nephritis, and also has a unique curative effect on irregular menstruation, postpartum congestion and dysmenorrhea. In addition, it also has a certain curative effect on middle and advanced tumors caused by qi deficiency and phlegm and blood stasis.

However, the components of Taxus chinensis are complex, and paclitaxel is one of the main components of Taxus chinensis bark. After chemical purification and extraction, the chemical structure is more accurate, the target of drug action is more clear, the direct effect on tumor is better, and of course the side effects are more obvious.

Side effects of yew.

Taxus chinensis is as poisonous as many drugs. If there is no doctor's guidance, long-term consumption may have serious side effects such as inhibiting bone marrow hematopoietic function, leukopenia and arrhythmia.

The main manifestations are dizziness, dilated pupils, nausea, vomiting, diffuse abdominal pain, muscle weakness and so on. In severe cases, bradycardia, cardiac arrest or death may occur. Pathological examination showed pulmonary edema, myocardial hemorrhage and myocarditis. In 2002, the Ministry of Health included Taxus chinensis in the list of prohibited items of health food, and prohibited the use of Taxus chinensis as health food and food raw materials.

Refer to the above? People's Daily Online-Health Warning: Don't make tea and drink yew at will.