Abdominal cold sensation

Gastrointestinal diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain Respiratory shortness of breath. Cardiovascular arrythmias, hypertension or hypotension Neurologic paresthesias (especially reversal of hot and cold sensation), burning in teeth or extremities, confusion, memory loss, disorientation, seizure and coma... 

Cao Dou Kou is pungent and warm, and enters the Spleen and Large Intestine meridians. It can effectively warm the Middle-Jiao, dry dampness and promote the Qi movement. It is often selected to treat abdominal distension and pain with cold sensation and poor digestion. 

Gan Jiang, the dry ginger, is very pungent and primarily enters the Spleen meridian. It disperses cold, dries dampness and treats abdominal pain with a cold sensation and a cramping nature. It can also treat diarrhea and poor appetite due to Yang deficiency of the Spleen. Combined with herbs that tonify the Spleen-Qi, it can improve the function of the Spleen-Yang. 

When B. officinalis was mistaken for a similar plant, Securinega suffruticosa, and was cooked in a soup used for muscle aches, lumbago, or as a tonic by 19 patients, 14 developed diarrhea, 10 had nausea and felt cold, nine had sensations of abdominal fullness, and seven vomited (3). Liver enzymes rose and the median times to median peak activities were 3 days for alanine transaminase, 2 days for aspartate transaminase, 5 days for alkaline phosphatase, and 12 days for gamma glutamyltranspeptidase. The liver damage was hepatocellular liver injury rather than cholestatic and marked jaundice did not develop. 

Overdoses (aqueous extracts of 18 g or more daily) of cassia have been associated with a sensation of abdominal tension, dysuria, red urine, burning urination, proteinuria, constipation, a sensation of heat in the chest, a thirst for cold beverages, dry and swollen eyes, flushed face, dizziness, blurred vision, and numbness of the tongue (Bensky et al. 2004). 

No adverse effects have been observed with typical therapeutic use of the properly processed root. Long-term or excessive use (standard dose is a decoction of 6-9 g of the herb) has been associated with burning sensation, swelling, and ulcerations of the oral cavity, vomiting, abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, difficulty breathing, slowed heart rate, agitation, pale face, cold sweat, and dilated pupils. In severe cases, death was reported about 10 hours after ingestion (Bensky et al. 2004). 

Schisandra may occasionally cause heartburn (Bensky et al. 2004). Allergic rashes affecting the eyelids, back of the hands, chest, and lower back have been reported (Bensky et al. 2004 Sandberg 1993). Overdoses of schisandra (standard dose listed as a decoction of 3-6 g) have been associated with abdominal discomfort and burning, cold and sore sensations in the epigastrium, stomach pain, and reduced appetite (Bensky et al. 2004). 

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