Posts about medicinal herbs hardly ever include the side effects or any negative reactions. It's always, "drink chamomile tea to relax and sleep" and not, "15-20% of people are allergic to ragweeds, which includes chamomile, so it might give you a scratchy throat."
-Drinking mint tea regularly can cause acid reflux and exacerbate other GI issues.
-St. John's Wort calms you, and is good for depression, but it can also dangerously lower your heart rate if you take beta blockers.
-Sure, fennel is great for "digestive issues," but don't schedule a date that night, you will be very gassy.
-All members of the Poplar family, which includes Willow, contain the same chemical as modern aspirin within their bark. Don't give it to your kid if they have the flu or chicken pox, it can cause a deadly reaction.
-Rosehip helps with painful menstruation, and is a great source of vitamin C. So great, in fact, that you can overdose and give yourself kidney stones if you take too much.
-Dear white people, taking turmeric every day will literally turn you orange.
@Cat_LeFey i dont know how white people take turmeric, but we use it everyday, in literally every food we eat every meal, it doesnt turn us yellow. putting it on your face will tho. fairly certain it is not secreted in sweat. it is barely abosorbed anyway.
@anandphilipc @Cat_LeFey Oh it's definitely secreted in sweat. I don't normally eat turmeric every day, and after attending a 3-day wedding my armpits smelled distinctly of turmeric for almost a week. Our brains tend to filter out things we smell 24/7.
@saxbrightwell altough, the l curcuminoid that cause the color and the aromatics that cause the smell are entirely different things. the former are largely fat soluble, making it difficult to be secreted in sweat. the latter are usually water soluble. someone should make turmeric perfume. also there are no studies or case reports of this pigmentation that i can find. smell i get.
@anandphilipc @saxbrightwell Oh, you're in for a treat.
https://www.parfumo.com/Fragrance_Note/turmeric
(Just be warned, perfume is one of the deeper and more insane rabbit holes on the internet.)
@saxbrightwell thank you for this!