What plants can cause blindness

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Many people think that Chinese herbal medicine has few or no toxic side effects. However, some studies in recent years have shown that the abuse of Chinese herbal medicine can also damage the eyes, and even lead to serious vision loss. So let me tell you what plants can cause blindness?

What plants can cause blindness

First, if you take more than 50 grams of licorice every day, you may have toxic and side effects. Five patients who took 186-746 g Glycyrrhiza a a day developed monocular or binocular flash blindness and vision loss, accompanied by headache and elevated blood pressure.

Second, Ginkgo biloba is also one of the most commonly used Chinese herbal medicine, Ginkgo biloba extract and aspirin long-term mixed use, can appear spontaneous hyphema. This is because Ginkgo biloba and aspirin have the effect of reducing the activity of platelets, and their combined effect increases the risk of bleeding.

Third, capsicum is rich in vitamin A and vitamin C, and some of its extracts are made into eye medicine to treat blepharitis and conjunctivitis. Because it has irritation, it will aggravate the irritation symptoms of conjunctivitis. It has been reported that some patients use eye drops made from high concentrations of hot pepper extract to cause corneal ulcers.

matters needing attention

There are many kinds of Chinese herbal medicines. When using them, we should be alert to the toxic and side effects on the eyes. In case of abnormal eye conditions, such as redness, itching, pain, photophobia, tears, decreased vision or flash and dark spots, they should be checked and treated in hospital in time.