Ear Infection Blues 2 fl oz.

Side effects and contraindications:

Ginger Root: Few side effects are linked to ginger when it is taken in small doses. Side effects most often reported are gas, bloating, heartburn, and nausea. These effects are most often associated with powdered ginger. Because ginger can interfere with blood clotting, it should be used cautiously in patients on anticoagulant therapies such as coumadin or heparin. Ginger may reduce the toxic effects of the chemotherapeutic agent cyclophosphamide.

Red Root: No side effects have ever been noted.  However, Michael Moore suggests caution by people using blood coagulants and advises against the use of large doses in pregnancy, because of its a stringent action.

Licorice:  Overdoses or long use of large doses can cause severe potassium depletion, hypertension, decrease in plasma renin and aldosterone levels, edema, and at very large doses decreased body and thymus weight and blood cell counts.  Caution should be used, however, in length and strength of dosages.

Echinacea:  Echinacea is a stimulant.  Echinacea should not be used if you're getting sick a lot and are using Echinacea only to stave off illness without using the time gained to heal the immune system itself through deep healing and recuperation.  Rarely, joint pain may occur with large doses taken for extended periods of time.