Can pregnant women eat Cordyceps sinensis?

Cordyceps sinensis is a plant that grows in plateau areas. It is also a skin care product that has a great promoting effect on human health. Many people with poor physical fitness will choose to use Cordyceps sinensis to improve their immunity and make their bodies healthier. However, Cordyceps sinensis also has certain edible taboos. So, can pregnant women eat Cordyceps sinensis?

In fact, pregnant women can eat Cordyceps, but they must pay attention to the amount and remember not to eat too much. Cordyceps has a very high calcium content. Eating cordyceps is beneficial to the absorption of calcium by pregnant women and fetuses, and can relieve the worry of osteoporosis in pregnant women. However, pregnant women should pay attention to the time when eating cordyceps. It is best to eat it in the early and middle stages of pregnancy, and avoid taking it as a tonic in the late pregnancy.

2. Nutritional value of Cordyceps sinensis

1. According to modern pharmacological research results, Qinghai Cordyceps sinensis contains about 7% cordycepic acid, 28.9% carbohydrates, about 8.4% fat, and about 25% protein.

2. 82.2% of Cordyceps sinensis is unsaturated fatty acids. In addition, it also contains vitamin B12, ergosterol, hexose alcohol, and various biological alkaloids.

3. What are the effects of Cordyceps?

1. Regulate the function of the immune system. The immune system is equivalent to the army in the human body. It resists tumors internally, removes aging and necrotic cell tissues, and fights infections by viruses, bacteria and other microorganisms externally. Mutated tumor cells may appear in the human body every day. A person with a normally functioning immune system can escape the fate of a tumor, but a person with a problematic immune system may develop a tumor. Cordyceps acts on the immune system like adjusting the volume to keep it at its optimal level. It can increase the number of immune system cells and tissues, promote antibody production, increase the number of phagocytic and killer cells and enhance their functions, but it can also reduce the functions of certain immune cells.

2. Direct anti-tumor effect. Cordyceps extract has a clear effect of inhibiting and killing tumor cells in vitro. Cordyceps contains cordycepin, which is the main ingredient that exerts its anti-tumor effect.

3. Improve cell energy and resist fatigue. Cordyceps can increase the energy of the human body's energy factory - mitochondria, improve the body's ability to withstand cold, and reduce fatigue.

4. Regulate heart function. Cordyceps can improve the heart's tolerance to hypoxia, reduce the heart's oxygen consumption, and resist arrhythmia.

5. Regulate liver function. Cordyceps can reduce the damage to the liver caused by toxic substances. In addition, it plays a beneficial role in viral hepatitis by regulating immune function and enhancing antiviral ability.

6. Regulate respiratory system function. Cordyceps has the effects of dilating bronchi, relieving asthma, removing phlegm and preventing emphysema.