Can pregnant women eat smilax glabra soup?

Fuling has very good health-care effects, and people with weak constitutions can benefit a lot from eating some of it. Pregnant women are already in a stage where they need to supplement nutrition. Many pregnant women want to eat something, but they don’t know whether it is good or bad for them to eat it. So, can pregnant women eat Fuling? Let’s master it together.

Pregnant women are advised not to eat Fuling, because Fuling mainly clears away heat and detoxifies, and also has the effect of removing toxins. However, Poria contains carotene, succinic acid, and epoxy resins and so on. This substance can easily cause miscarriage in pregnant women. Therefore, pregnant women should eat less to avoid affecting their physical and mental health.

If pregnant women want to eat Fuling, they should pay attention to several aspects. First of all, never put Fuling into copper containers, because the ingredients contained in it will react chemically with iron, which will seriously affect the medicinal properties of Fuling. Secondly, don't drink tea when eating Fuling. Because tea contains tannins, it is easy to react chemically with the elements and proteins in Poria. Not only will it seriously affect the efficacy of Fuling, it will also cause side effects and even poisoning.

Pregnant women can use Fuling as food directly, and use it to make porridge or soup. Poria can also be used as a traditional Chinese medicinal material. There is no special method or time of consumption for Fuling. But remember, never take too much.

Common problems with diet for pregnant women:

Grass jelly was first spread from the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty to the folk customs. With the changes of time, the raw materials in it also changed. Some are made of tortoise shell, Poria cocos, honeysuckle tea, and Rehmannia glutinosa; some are made of tortoise shell, Poria cocos, agarwood, crabapple flower, honeysuckle tea, dandelion flower, yellow chrysanthemum, eggplant, etc.; and some are made of tortoise, coix seed, agarwood, pure honey, honeysuckle tea, and dandelion flower.

However, although the raw materials are different, they all have a connection, that is, they all contain two Chinese medicinal materials: tortoise shell (or turtle) and Poria cocos (or coix seed). Therefore, grass jelly is cold in nature. Pregnant women in the early stages of pregnancy should avoid taking it as it may increase the risk of miscarriage. In addition, because tortoise shell has the function of stimulating the uterus and promoting blood circulation, it is even more unsuitable for pregnant women to take it. Therefore, as a greedy pregnant woman, you must be careful to take care of the baby in your belly and don’t be obsessed with the fresh and delicious grass jelly!