Can I drink Isatis Root Granules while breastfeeding?

Isatis root powder is very common in daily life. It is also a valuable family medicine because people of all ages can drink isatis root, and it has very good effects on some minor daily problems. But these are all for ordinary people. For mothers who are still breastfeeding, can they drink Isatis root during breastfeeding? If mothers drink Isatis root powder, will their breast milk be affected, and thus affect their babies?

In response to the doubts of breastfeeding mothers, in fact, many materials and doctors have pointed out that in fact, it will have no effect on the baby if the mother takes Isatis root powder during breastfeeding, because Isatis root powder mainly acts on the mother herself, so it will not affect the baby's physical condition through breast milk. If the mother has a cold or cough during breastfeeding, she can actually take Isatis root powder, because it is a herbal preparation for clearing away heat and removing fire. After taking Isatis root powder, the medicinal ingredients in the breast milk are very few, and it will not cause any impact on the baby.

However, it is known that the body has the ability to heal itself, and generally a fever or cold will heal without medicine within a week. Therefore, if the symptoms are not serious, breastfeeding mothers can choose to endure this period. If you have a little concern about the efficacy of Isatis Root Granules, you can go to the hospital immediately and take the medicine under the guidance of a doctor, ensuring that you will not affect the baby while taking the medicine.

Effects of Isatis Root Granules

We are indeed familiar with Isatis Root Granules in our daily life, and our familiarity with Isatis Root Granules mainly comes from Xiao Chaihu Granules. People have always had an inexplicable love for Isatis Root Granules, and like to rely on it in many cases. However, Xiao Chaihu Granules is only a small branch of Isatis Root Granules, and Xiao Chaihu Granules is also very effective in dealing with problems such as colds and sore throats. Next, we will learn about Isatis Root Granules, but what are the actual functions and effects of Isatis Root Granules? In fact, Isatis Root Granules mainly have good effects in clearing away heat and detoxifying, removing toxins, dispersing blood, relieving sore throat and removing toxins.

1. Antimicrobial efficacy

Isatis root has an inhibitory effect on a variety of pathogens. The extract has different degrees of inhibitory effect on Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, eight-linked Gram-negative bacilli, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Shigella dysenteriae (Shigella, Freundii), Streptococcus enteritidis, etc.; the toluene extract also has similar effects, and is effective against hemolytic streptococcal infection (all using the agar small round hole tablet method). Its antibacterial effect on type A meningococci is similar to that of garlic and honeysuckle tea. It has a significant inhibitory effect on the PR8 strain and the Jingke 68-1 strain of the common cold virus. In in vitro fertilization, Isatis root powder has the effect of eliminating Neisseria meningitidis.

2. Effects on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

Experiments have shown that this product can increase the perfusion flow of paraffin-sectioned rabbit ears and rat lower limbs, improve rabbit mesenteric blood circulation, reduce blood pressure in anesthetized rabbits, reduce capillary permeability, and reduce cardiac oxygen consumption in mice.

3. Inhibit platelet aggregation

Isatis root granules have a significant inhibitory effect on ADP-induced platelet aggregation in rabbits. Uridine, hypoxanthine, pyrimidine, sodium salicylate, etc. extracted from Isatis Root Granules also showed certain inhibitory specificity on ATP-induced rabbit platelet aggregation. At a concentration of 0.21 mg/kg, the inhibition rates were 18.2%, 24.2%, 10.8% and 20%, respectively.