Can pregnant women eat angelica?

During pregnancy, women's immunity is relatively low and they are prone to illness. Women need to pay attention to diet, medication, exercise, etc. during this period. Women should eat less cold and cooling foods. In terms of medication, try to take less medicine and reduce exercise. You can practice some light exercises such as yoga. Traditional Chinese medicine has few toxic side effects, so can pregnant women eat angelica?

Angelica sinensis has a good effect of replenishing qi and blood, and is suitable for women in confinement. Benefits of eating angelica for postpartum women: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that angelica is warm in nature, sweet and slightly spicy in taste, with a fragrant aroma and thick liquid. It can nourish 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 traditional Chinese medicine, angelica is included in many famous prescriptions. For example, the famous "Danggui Buxue Soup" is composed of angelica and astragalus. If Codonopsis pilosula and red dates are added, the effect of nourishing qi and blood will be stronger.

The "Siwu Decoction" commonly used in obstetrics and gynecology, which is made of angelica, Rehmannia glutinosa, white peony root, and Chuanxiong, is a basic prescription for regulating menstruation in gynecology. It has the effects of nourishing blood, harmonizing blood, and relieving pain. It can be used as the basis for any menstrual disorders, umbilical and abdominal pain, back pain, leg pain, etc. "Runchang Pills" are made by grinding angelica, notopterygium, rhubarb, peach kernel and other drugs into powder, and mixing them with white honey. They have the effect of moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements. They are very effective for women suffering from blood deficiency and constipation caused by excessive blood loss or insufficient nutrition supply after childbirth. From this we can see that Angelica sinensis, which is famous both at home and abroad, is indeed worthy of being called a holy medicine for hematology and an important medicine for gynecology.

In addition, mothers should be careful when taking angelica: experts believe that mothers with normal health do not need to take any medicine. They can use some Chinese medicine according to the symptoms and combine it with diet therapy. Those with abdominal pain and constipation after delivery can add angelica, peach kernels, walnut kernels, and rice wine to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements.

What to eat during confinement

Stage 1: The first week is the golden period for new mothers to discharge lochia after delivery. At the same time, prenatal edema and excess water in the body will also be discharged at this time. Therefore, do not eat too much in the first week to avoid complete discharge of lochia. Chinese medicine practitioners recommend that pork liver should be the main staple food, about 300 grams a day. Pork liver is warm in nature, sweet and bitter in taste. Its main ingredients are protein, fat, iron, vitamins B1, B2, niacin and vitamin A. Its effects can nourish the liver, improve eyesight, and replenish qi and blood.

Stage 2: In the second week, the lochia gradually decreases and the color is not as bright red as in the first week. In addition, postpartum women will suffer from back pain. Traditionally, people say that you are what you eat, so it is recommended to eat sesame oil kidney to relieve the discomfort of back pain. You can add Eucommia ulmoides when frying kidney with sesame oil to improve its effectiveness. Because Eucommia ulmoides is warm in nature and sweet in taste, it is a medicinal herb that protects the bones and muscles and strengthens the kidneys.

The third stage: lochia has been discharged at this time, and it is time to replenish qi and blood, which is also the time to take tonic. The most commonly used ingredient for tonic is sesame oil chicken. Traditionally, the sesame oil chicken cooked during confinement is mostly made from hens, but some people also use black-bone chickens. Because chicken is warm and sweet in nature, and is rich in protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, vitamins A, B1, B2, C, E, and niacin acid, it can nourish the five internal organs, nourish blood and spleen, strengthen the spleen and stomach, nourish the kidneys, assist yang and replenish deficiency, as well as promote blood circulation and relieve pain.