Can pregnant women eat peppercorns?

Pregnant women need to pay special attention to their diet, because a healthy diet is related to the development of the fetus. Pregnant women should not eat peppercorns because peppercorns are hot in nature and can easily cause inflammation, which can affect the fetus. They should not be eaten blindly.

1. We should note that pepper is hot in nature, so people who are prone to getting angry should eat less. Especially for pregnant women, eating too much can easily lead to getting inflamed and damage the fetus. Breastfeeding mothers should eat less, because pepper can reduce milk production and can easily lead to weaning after eating. Therefore, pregnant women can eat peppercorns, but they need to eat less to prevent adverse symptoms such as damaging the fetus.

2. At the same time, we also remind you some foods that are not suitable for consumption during pregnancy. Hot spices such as star anise, fennel, cinnamon, and five-spice powder; spicy foods such as mustard, chili, Sichuan pepper, pepper, and curry; coffee, black tea, cola-type drinks, alcoholic beverages; sashimi, crabs, oysters, snails, roast lamb, and other foods are all foods that should not be eaten too much during pregnancy.

3. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Sichuan pepper is warm in nature and has the effects of warming the middle and dispelling cold, removing dampness, relieving pain and killing insects. Moderate consumption in spring can help the growth of human yang energy. At the same time, various bacteria and viruses begin to multiply in spring, which is a high-incidence season for epidemics. The volatile oil in Sichuan pepper can increase the phagocytic activity of macrophages in the body, thereby enhancing the body's immune ability. Sichuan pepper also has an inhibitory effect on diphtheria Corynebacterium, Pneumococcus, Staphylococcus aureus and certain skin fungi.

4. In addition, when there is a lot of rain, people with weak spleen and stomach are very likely to be troubled by dampness, which leads to indigestion. Sichuan pepper has the effect of warming the middle and removing dampness. Especially those who have weak spleen and stomach and poor appetite should eat some Sichuan pepper. Patients with cold dysmenorrhea and rheumatoid arthritis are also suitable to eat more peppercorns. When cooking cool or cold vegetables or meats such as mung bean sprouts, white radish, winter melon, lettuce, spinach, celery, rabbit meat, etc., it is best to add some warm peppercorns, whether in spring or other seasons.