Can pregnant women eat ice grass?

During pregnancy, women's families will pay more attention to their diet and will try their best to buy nutritious food for them. Among them, ice grass, as a new type of healthy vegetable with high nutritional value, is more popular among pregnant women. However, due to the different properties of each food, although it has high nutritional value, it is not suitable for everyone to eat. So can pregnant women eat ice grass? Let’s learn more about it below.

Pregnant women cannot eat it. Because ice grass has a cold nature. If a pregnant woman has a cold constitution, she should not eat raw or cold food as it may cause miscarriage.

What is Icegrass

Ice grass, also known as wild wheat, flat-spiked ice grass, feathery wheatgrass, crystal ice grass, ice grass, ice grass, and icicles. Not only does it look good, it also tastes special. Although the taste is very light, it has an icy and refreshing taste, with a hint of apple-like sourness and natural saltiness.

Wheatgrass is distributed in Africa, western Asia and Europe, and is often eaten raw as a vegetable abroad. People who see ice grass for the first time will wonder why there is a layer of "ice" on the surface. Many people think that it is added later. In fact, the reason why ice grass appears "icy" on the surface is because there are a large number of large bubble-like cells on the leaves and stems, which are filled with liquid. When exposed to the sun, they reflect light like ice crystals, hence the name crystal ice grass.

What are the functions and effects of ice grass

Ice grass has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, relieving asthma and stopping bleeding. It can treat gonorrhea, leucorrhea, asthma, coughing up blood, and epistaxis.

Ice grass is soft and has high nutritional value. It is the favorite food of horses and sheep when it is young and tender, and it is also eaten by cattle and camels. When wheatgrass is fed to ruminant livestock, the digestibility and digestible nutrients are also higher.

"Medicinal Plants in Desert Areas": Root: clears heat, stops bleeding, and promotes bowel movements. It is mainly used to treat colds, nosebleeds, asthma, and blood in sputum. It can also be used to treat nephritis.

"National Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicine": Mainly used to treat gonorrhea and leucorrhea.