Baneberry Cautions

Contraindications:     Same as Black Cohosh

"Not for use during pregnancy, as well as the other conditions that are listed under

   Black Cohosh."     Ref. B p.60

   "Black Cohosh is not appropriate during pregnancy, and, in general, is best used in
    cold, deficient, and congested states.

    It is not always a predictable plant, and some particulary sensitive individuals may
   need to be aware of the side effects that large quantities wil induce in anyone.
   In excess amounts it will cause a frontal headache, often behind the eyes, that
   ceases after you stop using the herb. Further, it may slow the pulse and lower the
   blood pressure in hypotensive or bradycardic persons. Persons with elevated fluid
   pressure in the eyes should be careful with Black Cohosh, as it may sometimes
   dilate the pupils and cause a short-term elevation in interocular pressure.
     It is not so much that Black Cohosh is a particularly toxic plant--- more that it is so
   helpful an herb that some people tend to overuse it, or presume to try to treat
   overt disease with it. It is not a ( little drug,) to substitue for proper medication;
   it is an effective herbal therapy for subacute, sub-clinical, commonplace problems
   that most folks would grab an over-the-counter pill for. "    Ref. B p.79