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Dong quai side effects may include:
- • Bloating
- • Loss of appetite
- • Diarrhea
- • Increased sensitivity to sunlight and UV light
- • Increased breast size in men
- • Fever
- • High blood pressure
- • Excessive bleeding
Stop using dong quai and call your healthcare provider at once if you have severe burning, redness, pain, or swelling after use on the skin.
Interactions and Precautions
Since dong quai may have anticoagulant and estrogen-like effects, it should not be used by:>
- • People with bleeding disorders
- • Women who tend to experience excessive menstrual bleeding
- • Pregnant or nursing women
- • People with estrogen-related conditions
- • Those about to have surgery
Dong quai may also be harmful to individuals taking blood-thinning medications and should not be taken with:
- • Coumadin (warfarin)
- • Aspirin
- • Plavix (clopidogrel)
- • Voltaren or Cataflam (diclofenac)
- • Advil or Motrin (ibuprofen)
- • Aleve (naproxen)
- • Fragmin (dalteparin)
- • Lovenox (enoxaparin)
- • Heparin
- • Eliquis (apixaban)
- • Xarelto (rivaroxaban)
Due to its estrogen-like effects, it should also be avoided by people with hormone-sensitive conditions such as:
- • Endometriosis
- • Uterine fibroids
- • Cancers of the breast, uterus, or ovaries
Some research indicates that dong quai may be harmful to women with breast cancer or at high risk for the disease. Early research suggested it may promote the growth of breast cancer cells. While a 2019 study that tested the herb on human and mouse breast-cancer cells suggested dong quai doesn't stimulate breast cancer growth, researchers still urge caution for people with estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer. *
