Eating licorice tablets in early pregnancy

Licorice is a nourishing Chinese herbal medicine. It has certain effects on gastrointestinal diseases, cough and asthma, and asthma and cough, but licorice also has its side effects. As a special group, pregnant women need to pay attention to many things in terms of diet, and there are many foods that they cannot eat. So, can I eat licorice in early pregnancy? Will eating licorice tablets in early pregnancy cause deformity?

Eating licorice tablets in early pregnancy

It is best not to take licorice tablets when you are pregnant, because no matter what Chinese medicine you take, it will affect the adult's body or cause the child to be deformed. Whether it is in the early, middle or late pregnancy, you should not take medicine casually. There will be some pregnancy reactions in the early stages of pregnancy, so you must pay attention to bed rest, avoid strenuous exercise, and avoid having sex.

Can I eat licorice during early pregnancy?

Licorice (also known as Glycyrrhiza uralensis), also known as Ural licorice, is a perennial woody plant belonging to the leguminous family. It is a nourishing Chinese herbal medicine. The medicinal value lies in the roots and underground stems. The roots are cylindrical, 25 to 100 cm long and 0.6 to 3.5 cm in diameter. The epidermis varies in tightness and looseness, and the surface is brown-red or gray-brown. The underground stem is cylindrical, with bud scars on the surface and pith in the middle of the cross section. Slight smell, sweet and unique taste.

It likes a dark, humid, cold, dry climate with long daylight hours and low average temperature. Licorice grows mostly in arid and semi-arid Gobi steppes, desert edges and loess hillsides. The roots and rhizomes have medicinal value.

Both the underground stems and roots of licorice contain glycyrrhizin, which is the main component of licorice's sweet taste. In addition, there are various glycyrrhizin, coumarin, cymene lactone and so on.

Licorice is sweet and neutral in nature. Enters the spleen, stomach and lung meridians. Nourishes blood and softens liver; relieves pain with a light and heavy medicine; relieves cough and moistens lungs; removes heat and toxins; and harmonizes various medicines. It is mainly used to treat fatigue, food stagnation, thin muscles and sallow face, shortness of breath and fatigue, abdominal pain and loose stools, cramps and pain in the limbs, irritability, cough and asthma, sore throat, swollen and painful carbuncles, fetal toxicity in children, and drug and food poisoning. It is used for spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, fatigue, shortness of breath, cough with sputum, cramps and pain in the abdomen and limbs, carbuncles and sores, and to reduce the toxic and potent side effects of drugs. Pregnant women can take it, but it is not recommended. Because the Chinese herbal medicine licorice not only has the effect of resolving phlegm, but also has the effect of inducing labor. Taking it can easily cause miscarriage, premature birth, etc. Therefore, pregnant women should eat it with caution.

Can pregnant women eat Bauhinia bark?

Bauhinia bark is described in "Bencao Gangmu" as the dried root of the legume plant Bauhinia. Bauhinia (Bencao Gangmu), also known as: Man Tiao Hong (Qunfangpu), black mulberry, bamboo basket tree, Longchuan pan, flat-headed old man, is a deciduous tree or large shrub. It grows alone in the mountains or is planted in gardens and is distributed in most parts of the country.

The roots are cylindrical, grooved or irregular pieces, curled inward, about 6-25cm long, 3cm wide and 3-6mm thick. The surface is gray-brown, rough, wrinkled, and often scale-like; the inner surface is dark purple-brown, or brown-red, with fine longitudinal lines. The texture is solid, not easy to break, and the cross section is gray-brown-red. When viewed against sunlight, tiny flashes can be seen. No smell, taste astringent.

Bauhinia bark and Poria cocos effects: bitter; flat. Enters the liver meridian and spleen meridian. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and removing toxins. It is used for female menstrual disorders, abdominal pain caused by blood stasis, rheumatic pain, painful urination, throat numbness, carbuncle, scabies, bruises, and snake and insect bites.

Bauhinia bark has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and pregnant women cannot eat it.