Can I eat purslane when I am pregnant?

Purslane is a well-known wild vegetable with high medicinal value, and its beauty and skin care function for women is also very obvious. Therefore, some skin care products will extract the unique ingredients of Purslane to achieve the purpose of skin care. However, as a wild vegetable with such high medicinal effects, Purslane is not without side effects on the human body. Some pregnant women may wonder if they can still eat purslane when they are pregnant?

Can pregnant women eat purslane?

We have mentioned the side effects of purslane. Pregnant women may have the risk of miscarriage if they eat purslane, so pregnant women should not eat purslane.

Purslane is cold in nature and is a very dangerous food for pregnant women with habitual miscarriage. Li Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty also recorded that Purslane "disperses blood and reduces swelling, facilitates bowel movements and induces miscarriage."

Clinical medicine has also shown that purslane has the effect of contracting the uterus, which is not good for the fetus.

However, if pregnant mothers eat it before giving birth, it will be beneficial to the delivery. You need to consult a doctor about how to consume and how much to consume to avoid danger from improper consumption.

The efficacy and function of purslane

Purslane is a very distinctive wild vegetable. It is known as a "health vegetable" in Shanghai and is also called a "longevity vegetable" by many people. The reason why it is given such a good reputation is all due to the efficacy of Purslane. What are the effects and functions of Purslane? Let’s take a look.

1. Diuretic and anti-edema. Purslane contains a large amount of potassium salt, which has a good diuretic and anti-edema effect.

2. Lower blood pressure. Purslane is rich in potassium ions, which can directly act on the blood vessel walls, causing them to dilate and preventing the thickening of the arterial walls, thereby lowering blood pressure.

3. Kill bacteria and reduce inflammation. Purslane has a strong inhibitory effect on Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella typhi and Escherichia coli, and can be used as an auxiliary treatment for various inflammations. Therefore, Purslane is also known as a "natural antibiotic".

4. Prevent and treat ulcers. Purslane contains more carotene, which can promote the healing of ulcers.

5. Eliminate dust and poison. Purslane can eliminate dust toxins, prevent degeneration and necrosis of phagocytes, prevent lymphatic vessel inflammation and fibrous changes, prevent the formation of silicosis nodules, and has a certain effect on vitiligo.

6. Prevent and treat heart disease. Purslane contains a special substance that can inhibit the production of serum cholesterol and triglyceride in the human body, prevent platelet aggregation, coronary artery spasm and thrombosis, thereby playing a role in preventing and treating heart disease.