Can pregnant women eat mountain twig flowers?

Mountain branch flower is also called gardenia, also known as wood dan, fresh branch, zhizi, yuetao, water horizontal branch, branch flower, branch flower, gardenia, yellow chicken child, yellow zi, yellow gardenia, yellow gardenia, mountain yellow gardenia, jade lotus, white toad flower, red gardenia, mountain branch flower, etc. It is an evergreen plant, up to about 2m tall, with fragrant white flowers, flowering period from May to July, fruiting period from August to November, belonging to the genus Gardenia of the Rubiaceae family. Gardenia, also known as yellow gardenia, gardenia, and white toad, is a Chinese herbal medicine that can be used as both food and medicine. It is often used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat icteric hepatitis, sprains, hypertension, diabetes and other symptoms.

Can pregnant women eat mountain twig flowers?

Pregnant women can eat some, but not too much.

Gardenia can clear away heat, dampness, relieve restlessness, disperse blood and remove toxins. Drinking some during pregnancy is also very good for relieving edema and mouth sores.

In addition, gardenia also contains some flavonoids and phenols, which can promote blood circulation. Drinking it in water can lower high blood pressure. Pregnant mothers with high blood pressure may wish to drink some gardenia water.

In addition, drinking water soaked with gardenia fruit can regulate the secretion of gastric juice, prevent excessive gastric acid, and reduce the occurrence of various adverse symptoms such as stomach pain and bloating.

Tips: Chinese medicine has strict taboos on pregnant women taking medicine in clinical medicine, although most of them refer to strong medicines that invigorate qi, promote blood circulation, and remove blood stasis. Although Gardenia has the effects of nourishing the liver, promoting bile secretion, lowering blood pressure, calming the nerves, promoting blood circulation, and reducing swelling, "all medicines are poisonous". Unless there are special medical conditions that require it, it is best not to take medicine indiscriminately during pregnancy.

How to drink Gardenia in water

Place the gardenia in a container and immediately mix it with boiling water above 90°C so that the fragrance and essence can be released. This method will cause the aroma released by the tea to change with the change of temperature from hot to warm, but the aroma will also fade quickly. Therefore, it is best to consume the tea brewed in this way as soon as possible to prevent it from becoming astringent due to over-steeping.

Do not use Chinese herbal medicines during pregnancy

1. Spicy and heat-relieving popular medicines. Such as raw ephedra, asarum, cinnamon powder, roasted ginger, pepper powder, etc.

2. Blood stasis-busting drugs. Such as peach kernel, rose, motherwort granules, triangular lancea, curcuma, leeches, horseflies, pangolins, frankincense, myrrh, earthworms, dried lacquer, hematoxylin, Liu Jinu, madder root, etc.

3. Slippery and smooth occupation of medicines. Such as Coptis chinensis, Glauber's salt, Croton, Feldspar, Akebia, Pharbitis seed, Malva seed, Daphne genkwa, Phytolacca americana, Euphorbia, Gelsemium elegans, Achyranthes bidentata, Gleditsia sinensis, etc.

4. Fragrance-containing drugs. Such as lilac, agarwood, and dragon's blood.

5. Vomit medicine. Such as Changshan County, Veratrum, etc.

6. Harmful drugs. Such as Strychnos nux vomica, Lute Technology, Aconitum carmichaelii, Chuanwu, Arisaema consanguineum, Pinellia ternata, Scolopendra subspinipes, Zanthoxylum bungeana, Realgar, etc.

7. Others such as Brucea javanica, Osmanthus fragrans, and Glechoma longituba.