Can pregnant women eat arrowhead mushrooms?

I believe everyone is very unfamiliar with water chestnuts. Hearing the name, we will definitely think that water chestnuts are a kind of fungus. In fact, it is not like this. Water chestnuts are actually a kind of herb. Water chestnuts are edible, and the edible value of water chestnuts is very high. In addition, water chestnuts have appreciation value and good medicinal value. So is water chestnuts suitable for pregnant women? Let’s take a look at the introduction below.

Although we know that the nutritional value of water chestnuts is very high and has good edible and medicinal value, we cannot blindly let pregnant women eat water chestnuts. We need to have a deep understanding of the ingredients and effects of water chestnuts.

Water chestnut is one of the main specialties of Liancheng. Its main production areas are distributed in Lipeng, Chengxi, Chiling and Songyang villages in Lianfeng Town. The yield per mu can reach about 1,000 jin, and the highest can reach 1,500 jin. Hundreds of thousands of jin are on the market every year.

The fruit of Sagittaria is a yellow-white or bluish-white bulb, oblong in shape, with a large terminal bud and ring-shaped nodes on the epidermis, similar to the narcissus species in southern Fujian. Sagittaria is rich in starch, protein, sugar, inorganic salts, vitamins B, C and trypsin and other nutrients. Water chestnuts can be paired with pork (or pig intestines), garlic, fried tofu, etc. to make delicious and crispy dishes such as braised pork with water chestnuts, monk's hat, and fried lean meat with water chestnuts slices. It is one of the famous Liancheng dishes served at banquets. In addition, it can also be made into arrowhead mushroom powder, which has high economic value.

Arrowhead mushroom can not only be used as a vegetable, but also has medicinal functions. Fresh arrowhead mushroom can be chopped, boiled with appropriate amount of rock sugar and soybean oil, and taken before going to bed to treat coughing up blood caused by tuberculosis. In addition, mash the water chestnuts and mix them with ginger juice, then apply it to the swollen and painful areas of the skin. It has anti-inflammatory, swelling-reducing and analgesic effects.

Nutritional analysis: Sagittaria contains colchicine and other biological alkaloids, which have the effects of preventing cancer and tumors, detoxifying and eliminating carbuncle, and are often used to prevent and treat tumors. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that arrowhead can detoxify, reduce swelling, and act as a diuretic. It is used to treat various unknown swellings and snake bites. Sagittaria contains a variety of trace elements and has a certain cardiotonic effect. At the same time, the water and other effective ingredients contained in Sagittaria have the effects of clearing the lungs, dissipating heat, moistening the lungs and relieving cough.

Edible value

The bulb of Sagittaria is sweet, astringent and slightly warm in nature. It enters the lung and heart meridians. It can astringe the lungs, relieve cough, stop bleeding, and strengthen the intestines. It is mainly used to treat phlegm nodules, scrofula, lumps, sores, lung heat cough, shortness of breath, palpitations, edema, and difficulty urinating.

Clears away heat and stops bleeding, detoxifies and reduces swelling, and disperses nodules. It is used for hemoptysis, hematemesis, dystocia, retained placenta after delivery, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, urinary tract stones, and erysipelas in children; it can be used externally to treat carbuncles, sores, and snake bites.

Anti-cancer and anti-tumor: Sagittaria contains colchicine and other biological alkaloids, which can increase the CAMP level in cancer cells and inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells during mitosis. It has anti-cancer, detoxifying and carbuncle-eliminating effects and is often used to prevent and treat tumors.

Detoxification and diuresis: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that water chestnuts can detoxify, reduce swelling, and act as a diuretic. They are used to treat various unknown swellings and poisons, and snake bites.

Strengthening and nourishing the body: Sagittaria contains a variety of trace elements and has a certain cardiotonic effect. At the same time, the water and other effective ingredients contained in Sagittaria have the effects of clearing the lungs, dissipating heat, moisturizing the lungs and relieving cough.

Above we introduced what water chestnuts are. In fact, water chestnuts are not a kind of fungus but a herb. Water chestnuts have very high edible and medicinal value. Water chestnuts have the benefits of clearing heat and stopping bleeding. Water chestnuts often contain a variety of trace elements, which can prevent cancer, fight cancer and detoxify, so pregnant women can eat water chestnuts.