spittingimage@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agoIs it possible to eat a toxic amount of culinary herbs/spices?message-squaremessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIs it possible to eat a toxic amount of culinary herbs/spices?spittingimage@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square47fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLetsLester@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 days agoGenerally speaking, I think you’re right. Herbs and spices are safe. But I wanted to add a caveat: caution is always a good idea. You could damage organs like the liver or kidneys, specially if you have an issue with them. For example, too much turmeric can result in liver damage: https://www.jeffersonhealth.org/your-health/living-well/the-trouble-with-turmeric-associated-liver-injuries Another example: Rooibos tea is awesome but there’s this guy who drank a bit too much, and ended with liver failure: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4435260/#B4 There are more reports of hepatoxicity here: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/rooibos-tea
minus-squaredumples@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoCaution is a good idea but as long as you aren’t drinking gallons of tea or taking tons of herbal pills you should be fine.
Generally speaking, I think you’re right. Herbs and spices are safe. But I wanted to add a caveat: caution is always a good idea. You could damage organs like the liver or kidneys, specially if you have an issue with them.
For example, too much turmeric can result in liver damage: https://www.jeffersonhealth.org/your-health/living-well/the-trouble-with-turmeric-associated-liver-injuries
Another example: Rooibos tea is awesome but there’s this guy who drank a bit too much, and ended with liver failure: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4435260/#B4 There are more reports of hepatoxicity here: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/rooibos-tea
Caution is a good idea but as long as you aren’t drinking gallons of tea or taking tons of herbal pills you should be fine.