Not all people with physique can take the traditional Chinese medicine Cortex Dictamni Radicis. Experts suggest that pregnant women and patients with deficiency-cold syndrome should not take Dictamni Radicis to avoid abnormal health. In addition, although taking Dictamni Radicis has the effect of drying and dampness, it is not recommended for patients with lower deficiency and cold to take Dictamni Radicis to avoid physical abnormality.

In addition, when taking Cortex Dictamni Radicis, Bian Xiao suggested that this Chinese herbal medicine should not be taken together with Poria, Sarcandra, Smilax China, and Platycodon grandiflorum, and these medicinal materials should not be used together with Cortex Dictamni Radicis, otherwise it is easy to produce harmful chemical reactions. Therefore, we must pay attention to taboos when using Dictamni Radicis in our life to avoid health problems.

Second: the processing method of Dictamni Radicis.

As we told you above, Dictamni Radicis is actually the root bark of Dictamni Radicis, a perennial herb of Rutaceae. The root bark of this plant can be used as medicine, and it grows in Sichuan, Jiangsu, Liaoning and Hebei provinces in China. If you want to get good quality cortex Dictamni Radicis, you should pick it in autumn and spring, then wash and remove the fibrous roots and rough bark outside, then cut it longitudinally to remove the wood core, slice it and dry it in the sun, and take out the decoction or medicinal liquor if necessary.

Third: the toxic and side effects of Dictamni Radicis.

According to Compendium of Materia Medica, Dictamni Radicis is nontoxic, but modern scientists have conducted detailed scientific experiments on this Chinese herbal medicine. Firstly, the extract of Dictamni Radicis was injected into mice, and an appropriate amount was injected every day for six months. No toxic or side effects were found in mice. This shows that the toxicity of Dictamni bark itself is very small or non-toxic. Dictamni bark preparation has no uncomfortable reaction in routine use and no side effects in long-term use. In addition, Dictamni Radicis has a special medicinal fragrance. If you take a large amount of this Chinese herbal medicine in your life, it will easily cause stomach discomfort. Therefore, when taking this medicinal material, it is best to add some medicinal materials with stomach-harmonizing effect to the prescription.