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Yellow Toadflax

Yellow Toadflax plant
Description

Yellow toadflax is an herb. The whole plant is used to make medicine.


People take yellow toadflax for many conditions such as digestive and urinary tract disorders, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.

Is It Effective?

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NatMed Pro rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate.

Insufficient evidence
  • Digestive tract problems.
  • Urinary tract problems.
  • Reducing swelling.
  • Use as a "water pill" (diuretic).
  • Hemorrhoids.
  • Wounds.
  • Skin rashes.
  • Other conditions.

More evidence is needed to rate the effectiveness of yellow toadflax for these uses.

Is it Safe?

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Yellow toadflax contains many chemicals. Some of these chemicals might have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.

Safety

When taken by mouth: There isn't enough reliable information to know if yellow toadflax is safe or what the side effects might be.

When applied to the skin: There isn't enough reliable information to know if yellow toadflax is safe or what the side effects might be.

Special Precautions & Warnings:

Pregnancy and breast-feeding: There isn't enough reliable information to know if yellow toadflax is safe to use when pregnant or breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.

Drug interactions

It is not known if Yellow Toadflax interacts with any medicines. Before taking Yellow Toadflax, talk with your healthcare professional if you take any medications.

Herb interactions

There are no known interactions with herbs and supplements.

Food interactions

There are no known interactions with foods.

Dosage

The appropriate dose of yellow toadflax depends on several factors such as the user's age, health, and several other conditions. At this time there is not enough scientific information to determine an appropriate range of doses for yellow toadflax. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult your pharmacist or physician or other healthcare professional before using.

Other names

Brideweed, Butter and Eggs, Buttered Hayhocks, Calves' Snout, Churnstaff, Devil's Head, Devil's Ribbon, Doggies, Dragon-Bushes, Eggs and Bacon, Eggs and Collops, Flaxweed, Fluelli, Gallwort, Gueule-de-Lion, Larkspur Lion's Mouth, Linaire Commune, Linaire Sauvage, Linaire Vulgaire, Linaria, Linaria vulgaris, Monkey Flower, Muflier Sauvage, Pattens and Clogs, Pedlar's Basket, Pennywort, Rabbits, Ramsted, Toadpipe, Wild Snapdragon, Yellow Rod.

Disclaimer

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