Does Angelica have any effect on pregnant women?

It is well known that angelica nourishes women. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that women should eat more angelica, but from a health perspective, angelica also has many health precautions. For example, women in early pregnancy should not eat angelica, otherwise miscarriage is very likely to occur. So why can't pregnant women eat angelica? In addition, what other issues should we pay attention to when eating angelica on a daily basis? This article will help you uncover the problems and I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

Can pregnant women eat angelica?

Pregnant women are not allowed to eat angelica, especially in the early stages of pregnancy. Eating it will cause uterine contractions, vaginal bleeding, and eventually lead to miscarriage. After all, angelica has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, which is a taboo during pregnancy, so pregnant women should avoid eating angelica.

Can I eat angelica after giving birth?

Pregnant mothers can eat angelica after giving birth. Angelica is warm in nature, sweet and slightly spicy in taste, with a fragrant aroma and thick liquid. It enters the human heart, liver, and spleen meridians, and has the effects of nourishing blood and regulating menstruation, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, and moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements.

In particular, the blood-replenishing effect is particularly suitable for mothers with postpartum anemia. Mothers can try the famous "Danggui Blood-Replenishing Soup". This soup is made up of angelica and astragalus. If codonopsis and red dates are added, the effect of nourishing qi and blood will be stronger.

In addition, if a postpartum mother has irregular menstruation, she can also try the "Siwu Decoction" made from angelica, Rehmannia glutinosa, white peony root, and Chuanxiong. This is a basic prescription for gynecological regulation of menstruation, which has the effects of nourishing blood, harmonizing blood, and relieving pain. It can be used as the basis for any menstrual irregularities, umbilical and abdominal pain, back pain, leg pain, etc.

If a postpartum mother has constipation problems, she can also try the "Intestinal Run Pills" which are made by grinding angelica, notopterygium, rhubarb, peach kernel and other drugs into powder, and mixing them with white honey. It has the effect of moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements, and is effective for women suffering from blood deficiency constipation caused by excessive blood loss or insufficient nutrition supply after childbirth.

However, if the mother's body is normal, she does not need to take any medicine. If angelica is abused, it will affect her health. Excessive oral intake of angelica decoction or powder may occasionally cause reactions such as fatigue and drowsiness, which will disappear after stopping the medication. Giving the drug in large doses will cause a drop in blood pressure. If the dose is further increased, the blood pressure will drop sharply and respiratory arrest will occur. Therefore, do not abuse angelica.

The benefits of eating angelica for ordinary people

1. Nourish blood

Angelica sinensis has a sweet and strong taste, so it is specifically used to nourish blood. It is the best blood tonic and is suitable for symptoms such as pale or sallow complexion, fatigue, pale lips and nails, dizziness, palpitations and insomnia caused by heart and liver blood deficiency. Angelica sinensis is combined with Rehmannia glutinosa, White Peony Root and Ligusticum chuanxiong to form a representative blood-tonifying prescription - "Siwu Decoction", which has the function of regulating menstruation and tonifying blood, and is especially suitable for the treatment of postpartum blood deficiency.

2. Lubricate the intestines and promote bowel movements

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that essence and blood have the same origin. People with blood deficiency also have insufficient body fluids. Deficiency of intestinal fluid can easily lead to constipation. Angelica can moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. It is often used together with hemp seed, bitter almond, and rhubarb to treat constipation due to blood deficiency. It is combined with saposhnikovia divaricata, chuanxiong, peony, rhubarb, mint leaves, ephedra, etc. to form Fangfeng Tongsheng Powder, which can relieve heat and promote bowel movements.

3. Regulate menstruation and promote blood circulation

Angelica sinensis has a light and pungent taste, so it can promote blood circulation, unblock menstruation and regulate menstruation, and relieve pain. It is especially suitable for women, especially for symptoms such as irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, and amenorrhea due to blood deficiency. It was called the "holy medicine of gynecology" by the ancients. It is combined with peach kernel, safflower, rehmannia root, white peony root and chuanxiong to form a famous gynecological prescription - Taohong Siwu Decoction, which is often used for early menstruation and dysmenorrhea.

4. Effect on uterine smooth muscle

Angelica volatile oil has an inhibitory effect on the isolated uterus, causing the rhythmic contraction to relax and counteracting uterine contraction.

5. Anti-cancer effect

Angelica sinensis can be widely used in various tumors, especially gynecological tumors, and is most suitable for those with stagnant Qi and blood, and blood stasis. Angelica sinensis can also be used to strengthen the body and fight cancer in patients with blood deficiency and emaciation, or those with weak vital energy after surgery, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy.

6. Anti-aging

Angelica decoction has a significant effect on the learning and memory of mice. Using the A-maze method, Angelica can improve dementia caused by aluminum chloride, reduce the level of peroxide esters and the activity of type B monoamine oxidation in the brain of dementia mice, and can treat Alzheimer's disease.

7. Prevent and treat frostbite

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that although frostbite occurs on the skin, it is actually mostly caused by insufficient Yang Qi in the body, invasion of external cold, failure to expand Yang Qi, and blood stasis caused by cold. Therefore, warming the meridians and dispelling cold, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain are often used in treatment. Angelica, ginger and mutton soup comes from "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases". The angelica in the formula nourishes blood and promotes blood circulation, ginger warms the yang and dispels cold, and mutton replenishes deficiency and produces blood. The whole formula has the effects of nourishing blood and promoting blood circulation, warming the yang and dispelling cold.

8. Immune effect

Angelica sinensis and its extracts sodium ferulate and angelica polysaccharide have a significant stimulating effect on the monocyte-macrophage system, and also have immune regulation and recovery effects on immune-compromised organisms. Angelica sinensis also promotes the transformation of lymphocytes in healthy people.