Can I eat coix seed when I am pregnant?

It is beneficial for pregnant mothers to eat some coix seed. Coix seed is a kind of cereal food. Eating some coix seed regularly can effectively help us increase our bone toughness and strength. Eating some coix seed during pregnancy can effectively help us promote the healthy development of our babies. Let’s briefly describe whether you can eat coix seed during pregnancy.

1. You cannot eat coix seed during pregnancy. Job's tears have a stimulating effect on the smooth muscles of the female uterus, and eating them during pregnancy can easily cause miscarriage. , it is recommended that you do not eat during pregnancy, pay attention to rest more during pregnancy and avoid spicy food, it is recommended that you do regular checkups during pregnancy

2. Job's tears can also be used for patients with rheumatism such as dampness, arthralgia, cramps, etc. Job's tears can drain dampness, relax tendons and veins, and relieve spasms. If you have rheumatism, body pain and fever, you can often use coix seed together with ephedra, apricot kernel and licorice. For example, taking Ma Xing Yi Gan Tang can effectively relieve the symptoms. If rheumatism persists for a long time, with spasms of tendons and veins and edema, you can cook coix seeds into porridge and drink it. For example, the book "Food and Medicine Mirror" recommends taking coix seeds porridge. If dampness and heat are accumulated in the meridians, you can use coix seed, talcum powder and forsythia together to make Xuanbi Decoction. In addition, coix seed has miraculous effects on lung abscess and intestinal abscess. It can clear the heat from the lungs and intestines, discharge pus and eliminate abscess. If the patient has chest pain due to lung abscess and coughs up pus and sputum, coix seed can be used together with reed stems, wax gourd seeds, peach kernels, etc. to make the "reed stem soup" in "Qian Jin Fang". If the patient has intestinal abscess, coix seed can be used together with Patrinia salsa, Cortex Moutan, peach kernels, etc., which is called "Aconite Coix Seed and Patrinia salsa Powder". The efficacy and function of coix seed are also reflected in beauty. It can nourish hair, prevent hair loss, and make the skin smooth, reduce wrinkles, and remove spots. Modern medicine also shows that coix seed has a good anti-cancer effect. But pregnant women should not take it to avoid danger.

Can you eat coix seed during pregnancy? This must be a topic that many of our mothers are particularly interested in. During pregnancy, you must pay special attention to your diet. Eating more coix seed can effectively help us cure our vomiting symptoms and help us mothers relieve unexpected stomach pain.