Why can't you eat Astragalus after giving birth?

Man is iron and rice is steel. my country has attached great importance to diet since ancient times, not to mention pregnant women who are bedridden during the confinement period. Pregnant women are seriously injured after giving birth and need to recuperate through diet, especially mothers who are exclusively breastfeeding during the confinement period. The diet must supplement their own nutritional needs and provide milk powder for the baby. Therefore, many mothers will choose to eat some nourishing and health-preserving medicinal diets, and use some Chinese herbal medicines and daily food to make confinement soup to nourish the body. Among them, Scutellaria baicalensis is a common medicinal diet for confinement. So why can’t you eat Scutellaria baicalensis after giving birth?

Can I eat Scutellaria baicalensis during confinement?

Scutellaria baicalensis is a tonic Chinese herbal medicine that can replenish qi and blood, strengthen the spleen and stomach, benefit the lungs and inhibit sweating. It is most suitable for pregnant women with weak constitution, especially those with cold body. Taking Scutellaria baicalensis to recuperate after giving birth is effective in improving symptoms such as weakness, night sweats, and sallow complexion. Generally, Scutellaria baicalensis is used as a supplementary food for making soup and porridge. However, it should be noted that Scutellaria baicalensis is a tonic Chinese medicine for nourishing blood and qi. It is not suitable for pregnant women to take it within one week after giving birth. The early period after delivery is the time for lochia to be discharged. At this time, taking too much tonic food will only aggravate the body's weakness and inability to be replenished. It should be taken one week after giving birth.

Can I eat Scutellaria baicalensis during breastfeeding?

Many postpartum meals should have the function of milk secretion, especially when the baby is three or four months old and drinks more milk, milk secretion diet is very important. So does Scutellaria baicalensis have the effect of promoting lactation? Can breastfeeding mothers eat it? After all, Scutellaria baicalensis is a Chinese herbal medicine, which is related to the quality of milk during breastfeeding and the happy growth of the baby. In fact, you can still eat Scutellaria baicalensis during the confinement period. It can enhance the body's immunity and has no effect on the quality of milk. In addition to the nourishing and health-preserving effects, stewing Scutellaria baicalensis with old hen can also have the effect of promoting lactation. Generally speaking, it is not suitable to eat old hens during lactation, because the warm nests of old hens contain a lot of estrogen, which will inhibit the functioning of prolactin, and may lead to insufficient milk in the early stage of milk secretion. However, stewing Scutellaria baicalensis and old hen together can replenish qi and blood and promote milk metabolism.

However, you should not take too much Scutellaria baicalensis during breastfeeding, because the medicinal effect will disrupt the body's stress balance. Taking too much will cause dizziness, decreased sleep and other symptoms. Generally, there will be symptoms of blood deficiency after giving birth. Most mothers can take it, but the intake of Chinese herbal medicine varies according to one's physical fitness. Those with damp-heat constitution and liver and kidney yin deficiency are not suitable for taking Scutellaria baicalensis for clearing and tonic.