Can pregnant women eat Angelica dahurica?

Angelica dahurica is a very common Chinese medicine. It not only has high nutritional value, but also has high practical value. In life, Angelica dahurica has a wide range of uses. It can not only be used to stew soup to nourish the body, but also can be used as a medicine. It has anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects. Women have a very special physical condition during pregnancy, and they cannot take medicine casually. However, pregnant women can eat Angelica dahurica, so everyone can rest assured.

Angelica dahurica is a common Chinese medicine. It has very high medicinal effects. Regular consumption of Angelica dahurica can have anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects. Angelica dahurica has anti-cancer and radiation effects. In addition, Angelica dahurica can also protect our cardiovascular system. Pregnant women can eat Angelica dahurica. Angelica dahurica has the functions of dispelling wind, drying dampness, reducing swelling and relieving pain. Stewed fish can be eaten, but although there are no side effects, pregnant women have special physical conditions, so it is best not to eat too much. After all, Angelica dahurica is a traditional Chinese medicine, and pregnant women should not take medicine unless they are abnormal. Even if you need to take medicine, you should take it under the strict supervision of a doctor.

Angelica dahurica is warm in nature, spicy in taste, aromatic and slightly bitter. The root is used as medicine, which has the functions of curing diseases and removing dampness, draining pus and promoting tissue regeneration, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. According to research, Angelica dahurica has a good effect in treating inflammation. For conditions like otitis media and sore throat, you can use Angelica dahurica and other ingredients to make soup or use other cooking methods to make medicinal food, so as to achieve the effects of improvement and cure. Angelica dahurica also has a good effect of relieving fever and relieving pain. Fever caused by cold and inflammation can be improved and cured by eating Angelica dahurica. The analgesic ingredients contained in Angelica dahurica also have an analgesic effect.

Medicinal value of Angelica dahurica

1. To treat swelling, heat and pain: mix white angelica powder with vinegar and apply it. (《Healthy and Simple Recipes》)

2. To treat red swelling caused by carbuncle: take equal parts of Angelica dahurica and Rhubarb. Grind into powder and take 2 qian of it with rice drink. (Experienced Prescription)

3. To treat wounds caused by knives or arrows: chew Angelica dahurica and apply it on the affected area. (Binghu Collection of Prescriptions)

4. In addition, this product can be mixed with lithospermum officinale, white wax, honeysuckle vine, borneol and sesame oil to make angelica oil, which can treat burns.

Pharmacological Action

1. Anti-inflammatory effect: Oral administration of 4 g/kg of Angelica dahurica or Angelica dahurica decoction (1 g equivalent to 1 g of raw drug) to mice significantly inhibited xylene-induced ear inflammation in mice (P<0.01).

2. Antibacterial effect: Angelica dahurica decoction has inhibitory effects on Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae, Proteus, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Vibrio cholerae, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The oxypreparatatin contained in this product has antibacterial effect on 11 strains in vitro; imperatorin also has antibacterial effect on Zanthoxylum bungeanum toxin; the MIC of which against human Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37RV is 100mcg/ml. The water extract also has a certain inhibitory effect on pathogenic fungi such as Microspores of Ringworm.

3. Photosensitization: The furanocoumarin compounds such as bergamotol, zanthoxylum toxin, and isoimperatorin B contained in this product are photoactive substances. Once they enter the body and are exposed to sunlight or ultraviolet rays, they can cause solar dermatitis on the exposed skin, resulting in redness, swelling, increased pigmentation, and thickening of the skin. The photosensitizing activity of Zanthoxylum bungeanum is the strongest, followed by bergamotolone, and isoimperatorin B is the weakest. Photosensitizing substances can be used to treat vitiligo. Isoimperatorin is an active ingredient for the treatment of psoriasis, and its effectiveness has been clinically proven by erythema dose measurement.

4. Anti-radiation effect: 1g/kg of Angelica dahurica methanol extract injected intraperitoneally 5 minutes before X-ray irradiation has a protective effect on mouse skin damage.

5. Anti-cancer effect: Isoimperatorin and angelicain have cytotoxic effects on Hela cells. The ED50 of isoimperatorin is 100 μg/ml.