Many people like to keep healthy by taking food supplements. Many people use gastrodia elata to treat dizziness. Gastrodia elata is a rare and commonly used Chinese medicine, which can effectively treat dizziness, convulsion and numbness of limbs. But if you don't eat it right, it also has some side effects, no matter what extreme it is, so it is not suitable for eating every day. Then let's specifically understand what harm gastrodia elata has.

First, the adverse reactions after eating.

After eating gastrodia elata, the common adverse reactions will be nausea, chest tightness, dizziness, and even some small red rashes on the skin, which may even cause edema and even hair loss in severe cases. Because gastrodia elata contains Armillaria mellea, many people are naturally allergic to this fungus. And more than 40 grams of gastrodia elata may be poisoned. Now pharmacological experiments have also confirmed that it has certain toxic and side effects. The incubation period of poisoning is about 1~6 hours, so be careful when using this product.

Second, the harm of eating alone.

Studies have shown that if you use this product alone, the effect is not very good, so don't eat Gastrodia elata alone. It is best to use it with other ingredients or other Chinese medicines. Even if you want to take gastrodia elata related preparations, you should control the dosage and do not exceed 9 grams a day. Otherwise, excessive use will cause nausea, vomiting, palpitation and accelerated breathing. If this happens, you should stop taking the medicine immediately. If the symptoms are serious, you should go to the nearest hospital for some diagnosis and treatment in time.

Third, patients should use it with caution.

If the patient himself is deficient in blood and yin, etc. He should also use Gastrodia elata with caution, because the main component of Gastrodia elata is gastrodin, which is mainly manifested as dizziness, headache, dry throat, dry stool, dry tongue and masks. Many people think that dizziness is treating their own diseases, but it is actually a manifestation of physical discomfort. As long as these adverse reactions occur, we should be more vigilant.

In addition to the above hazards, Gastrodia elata has some advantages if used properly, such as lowering blood pressure, anticonvulsant, having certain analgesic effect, protecting brain nervous system and promoting energy metabolism of myocardial cells. If you need to eat gastrodia elata, you'd better follow the doctor's advice.