Can I eat chives during breastfeeding?

Amaranth is also called "yang-raising grass". It is warm in nature and has the effect of nourishing the kidneys, strengthening yang and replenishing yang. The weather in early spring is uncertain, and pregnant women can eat some spring leeks to dispel yin and cold. In addition, the liver fire in the body is strong in spring, which affects the gastrointestinal digestion function. Eating more spring leeks can improve gastrointestinal qi and is beneficial to liver function tests. However, women should pay special attention to their diet during breastfeeding to avoid affecting the baby.

Can I eat chives during breastfeeding?

Breastfeeding mothers can eat leek flowers, but they should be eaten with caution. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, Amaranth is a yang-tonifying product that has the effects of warming the middle and regulating Qi, dispersing blood and removing toxins, warming the liver and kidneys, preventing cold and keeping warm, and strengthening the stomach and digestion. Pregnant women during breastfeeding can take it.

1. Amaranth can improve appetite. Elderly people, children and pregnant women can eat some spring leeks in moderation to improve their physical and mental health.

2. Amaranth has the effects of keeping warm, strengthening the stomach and helping digestion. The dietary fiber it contains can promote gastrointestinal function and assist the body's digestion and absorption. It can not only prevent constipation and colorectal cancer, but also encapsulate some dirt in the digestive system and excrete it out of the body with defecation. Therefore, it is also called "intestine cleansing grass" in folk customs.

3. Amaranth has the effects of dispersing blood stasis, promoting blood circulation and removing toxins. It is beneficial for the body to soften blood vessels and prevent coronary heart disease, anemia and arteriosclerosis.

4. The sulfur compounds contained in Amaranth have certain antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects.

5. Amaranth contains vitamin D. Eating more of it can not only protect the skin, clear the eyes, moisten the lungs and relieve coughs, but also reduce the probability of suffering from colds, coughs and other diseases.

6. Amaranth is also helpful in preventing kidney deficiency symptoms such as impotence, frequent urination, low back pain, and weak legs.

Taboos of eating leeks during breastfeeding:

1. Amaranth contains a lot of dietary fiber and is not easy to digest, so you can't eat too much at one time, otherwise a lot of dietary fiber will irritate the intestinal cavity and often cause diarrhea. It is best to control it within 100 grams to 200 grams per meal, not exceeding 400 grams.

2. Amaranth has the best quality in early spring, followed by withered flowers, and the worst in summer. There is a saying that "amaranth smells good in spring and stinks in summer."

3. The sulfate in amaranth evaporates easily when heated, so it needs to be stir-fried quickly over high heat. If it is heated too much, the amaranth will lose its flavor.

4. Amaranth is warm in nature. People with a hot constitution or ulcers or eye diseases are very likely to suffer from heartburn after eating leeks and should not eat too much.

5. People who are allergic to leeks are not suitable to eat leeks. Amaranth may become an allergen. Eating leeks by mistake may cause allergic symptoms such as skin redness and itching, diarrhea, indigestion, headache, sore throat, and asthma.

6. Mothers who need to breastfeed or have low milk supply are not suitable to eat Amaranth because it can reduce milk production. Mothers who secrete too much milk can eat more amaranth.