What are the side effects of snow lotus?

Although snow lotus is difficult to find and is a very precious health-care herb, not all people can take it. In fact, some people have not found that taking snow lotus has not only failed to achieve good health-care effects, but has instead aggravated the harm to the body. So what are the side effects of snow lotus? Let me give you a detailed introduction below, so that you can see what harm snow lotus does to the human body.

Snow lotus has physiologically active ingredients. Among them, umbelliferone has obvious antibacterial, antihypertensive sedative and antispasmodic effects; scopolamine has wind-dispelling, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, expectorant and anti-tumor effects. The clinical efficacy of Chinese medicine in treating acute and chronic bronchitis is 96.6%. Apigenin has smooth muscle spasmolytic and anti-gastric ulcer effects; and ankylosing phenanthene has obvious choleretic effect.

Of particular interest is the colchicine contained in snow lotus, which is a typical representative of cell mitosis and can inhibit the growth of cancer cells. It is used clinically to treat cancer, especially breast cancer. It also has certain effects on skin cancer, leukemia and Hodgkin's disease. It has specific effects on acute attacks of gout, reducing inflammation and quickly relieving pain within 12-24 hours. Long-term use can reduce the number of attacks.

In addition, it has estrogen-like activity, which can prolong the estrus and metestrus of rats, and shorten the diestrus and proestrus. However, colchicine is highly toxic and can cause nausea, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, and in severe cases, side effects such as intestinal paralysis, constipation, and sore limbs.

Because snow lotus contains colchicine, which is effective but highly toxic, people are advised not to take too much snow lotus when making wine to treat rheumatoid arthritis and gynecological diseases.

Because snow lotus can only be found in places with very high altitudes, it has a very strong ability to withstand cold. It is very beneficial to a person's health. However, snow lotus also has some side effects. If you do not pay attention to such side effects, it will cause great harm to your body. Therefore, if you pay attention to snow lotus, you need to pay attention to some side effects in time. Only in this way can you ensure your health.