Can I eat Gorgon fruit when I am pregnant?

Pregnant women need to pay special attention to their diet during pregnancy. They should not only pay attention to the health of their diet but also pay attention to the nutrition of their diet. They should make sure that the food they eat is good for their own body and the health of the fetus. Gorgon fruit stem is a familiar dish. Many families are not sure whether pregnant women can eat Gorgon fruit stem. In response to this issue that everyone is concerned about, the following article will specifically talk about the relevant effects of Gorgon fruit stem. I hope it will be helpful to everyone!

Gorgon fruit is neutral in nature and can be eaten without any problem. Gorgon fruit is sweet and neutral. It has the effects of astringing and consolidating semen, and is suitable for chronic diarrhea, frequent urination, excessive menstruation and lower back pain in women, etc. It is advisable to keep food clean during pregnancy, so you can eat it.

The stem of Euryale ferox Salisb. is the flower stem of the Nymphaeaceae plant. Euryale ferox Salisb is an annual large aquatic herb. The whole plant has sharp thorns. The rhizome is thick and short, with white fibrous roots and inconspicuous stems. The primary leaves are submerged, arrow-shaped or elliptical-kidney-shaped, 4-10 cm long, and thornless on both sides; the leaf blades are thornless; the secondary leaves float on the water surface, are leathery, elliptical-kidney-shaped to round-shaped, 10-130 cm in diameter, dark green and wrinkled above, dark purple below, with short soft hairs, raised veins, and folded edges. The petioles and pedicels are thick and can reach 25 cm in length. The flower is solitary, open during the day and closed at night, about 5 cm long; there are 4 sepals, lanceolate, 1-1.5 cm long, purple inside; there are many petals, oblong-lanceolate, 1.5-2 cm long, purple-red, arranged in several rounds; there are many stamens; the ovary is inferior, with 8 carpels, and the stigma is red, concave, disc-shaped, and flat. The berries are spherical, 3-5cm in diameter, spongy, and dark purple-red. The seeds are spherical, about 10mm in diameter, and black. The flowering period is July-August, and the fruiting period is August-September.

Pregnant women eating Gorgon fruit will have the following benefits:

1 Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Gorgon fruit is sweet and astringent in taste, neutral in nature, and enters the spleen and kidney meridians. It has the functions of benefiting the kidney and consolidating essence, tonifying the spleen and stopping diarrhea, and removing dampness and stopping leukorrhea. It is especially suitable for people with leukorrhea, leukorrhea, spermatorrhea, incontinence, and dampness.

2 Gorgon fruit has high therapeutic value. Ancient medical books point out that Gorgon fruit is an excellent grain and vegetable that "can keep infants young and the elderly long-lived". It has the characteristics of "tonic but not harsh" and "prevents dryness but is not greasy". It is the first choice food for pregnant women in autumn.

3. Gorgon fruit is also rich in starch and multiple vitamins. Pregnant women can absorb calories and nutrients needed by the body by eating more of it.

4 However, pregnant women should pay attention when eating water chestnuts, as water chestnuts have a strong astringent effect, and pregnant women with constipation or red urine should not eat them.

In addition, when purchasing water chestnuts, mothers should pay attention to not buying water chestnuts that have a musty, sour or sulfur smell. You should choose water chestnuts with complete, plump and uniform grains, white cross-section, sufficient powder, dryness and no insect infestation.