Last update June 17, 2017
Likely Compatibility
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Radix Codonopsis is Dang Shen in Latin, another name.
Is written in other languages:Radix Codonopsis is also known as
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Shrub native to East Asia.
Traditional Chinese medicine uses this dried root attributing to it various properties, none of which have been scientifically proven (Wong 1979).
Not to be confused with the danshen or salvia miltiorrhiza, which is a very different plant.
Since the last update we have not found published data on its excretion in breast milk.
There is very little literature on this plant, but nothing has been published regarding its toxicity; moderate consumption during breastfeeding would have little or no risk.
Precautions when taking plant preparations:
1. Ensure that they are from a reliable source: poisoning has occurred due to confusing one plant with another with toxic properties, as well as poisoning from heavy metals extracted from the ground and food poisoning due to contamination with bacteria or fungi (Ting 2013).
2. Do not take in large amounts; follow recommendations from professional experts in phytotherapy. "Natural" products are not always good in any quantity: plants contain active substances from which much of our traditional pharmacopoeia has been obtained and can result in poisoning or act as endocrine disruptors if taken in excessive amounts or time periods.