Chinese medicine thinks hawthorn? Just no makeup? During pregnancy, due to the changes of hormone levels in the body, the gastrointestinal function of pregnant women has declined, and eating more hawthorn is easy to cause indigestion and stomach acid. Hawthorn can stimulate uterine smooth muscle contraction, and pregnant women eating hawthorn in large quantities may lead to abortion. Therefore, pregnant women need to eat hawthorn carefully.
Harm of eating hawthorn in pregnant women 1, hyperacidity: hawthorn can stimulate gastric acid secretion. After pregnancy, the levels of progesterone and estrogen in pregnant women increase, and the continuous development of the fetus oppresses the stomach, which will make the heartburn situation of pregnant women more serious. If you eat more hawthorn at this time, the gastric acid will increase rapidly and the concentration will increase, which will easily cause nausea and acid vomiting, and even cause peptic ulcer in severe cases.
2, indigestion: Hawthorn contains a lot of fruit acid, which has the effect of convergence and stimulation of gastric mucosa. After pregnancy, pregnant women's spleen and stomach function is poor. Eating too much hawthorn is easy to digest, causing indigestion. Fresh hawthorn contains a lot of tannic acid, which is easy to combine with minerals in the human body to form stomach stones.
3, aggravating dental disease: Hawthorn contains acid sugar, which is a strong corrosive agent and has a corrosive effect on the enamel of teeth. If ingested in large quantities, it is easy to cause dental caries and aggravate dental diseases.
4. Increase the risk of miscarriage. Chinese medicine believes that hawthorn has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and has an exciting effect on the uterus. Excessive consumption by pregnant women will promote uterine contraction and increase the risk of miscarriage. Especially pregnant women with a history of spontaneous abortion or threatened abortion after pregnancy, it is best not to eat hawthorn.
Efficacy and Function of Hawthorn Hawthorn contains sugar, protein, fat, vitamin C, carotene, starch, malic acid, citric acid, calcium, iron and other substances that are very beneficial to human health. The main functions of hawthorn are:
1, treating cardiovascular diseases. The main component of hawthorn is flavonoids, which has obvious pharmacological effects on the cardiovascular system of human body, and can reduce blood fat, blood pressure, strengthen heart and resist arrhythmia.
2, spleen and digestion. Hawthorn is a good medicine for invigorating spleen, stimulating appetite, promoting digestion, promoting blood circulation and resolving phlegm, and has a good effect on anorexia, hernia and blood stasis.
3. Anti-cancer. Vitexin, a flavonoid in hawthorn, is a natural drug with anti-cancer and anti-tumor effects, which can inhibit the growth, proliferation, infiltration and metastasis of cancer cells in vivo.
Hawthorn can be processed into hawthorn slices, hawthorn cakes, hawthorn rolls, hawthorn cakes, preserved hawthorn fruits, hawthorn tea, Sugar-Coated Berry and so on. These foods are sweet, sour and refreshing, and are deeply loved by people.
Can pregnant women eat hawthorn products? Hawthorn has a unique taste and mouthfeel. There are many foods made from hawthorn, such as hawthorn slices, preserved hawthorn fruits, hawthorn rolls, hawthorn granules, hawthorn tea and so on. These foods are processed, and the proportion of hawthorn is not high. Can pregnant women eat?
1. Can pregnant women eat hawthorn slices?
Hawthorn slice is a kind of food made of hawthorn, also called hawthorn cake, which has the effect of invigorating spleen and appetizing. Hawthorn slices are round thin slices with bright color, uniform thickness, sweet and sour taste, and have the functions of appetizing, helping digestion, lowering blood pressure and blood lipid after eating. However, because hawthorn slices contain hawthorn fruit ingredients, pregnant women still need to be cautious. Under normal circumstances, pregnant women with signs of threatened abortion in the first trimester are advised not to eat hawthorn or hawthorn slices.
2. Can pregnant women eat preserved hawthorn?
Hawthorn preserved fruit is made by decocting hawthorn pulp with flavoring agents such as syrup and salt and drying. It is essentially the same as hawthorn, so pregnant women are advised to eat it carefully. In addition, pregnant women are advised to eat less candied fruit in the first trimester, because candied fruit has high sugar content, and some chemical preservatives may be added to it, which is not conducive to human health.
3. Can pregnant women eat hawthorn cake?
Hawthorn cake is a dessert made of hawthorn juice, sugar and agar, but because the main material of hawthorn cake is hawthorn, eating more is easy to increase the risk of miscarriage. Moreover, when making hawthorn cake, white sugar is added, and the sugar content is high. Hawthorn cakes sold in the market may also be added with preservatives and flavoring agents. These chemical additives are harmful to the health of pregnant women and fetuses.
4. Can pregnant women drink hawthorn tea?
Hawthorn tea is mainly brewed from hawthorn and tea. Pregnant women should not drink more hawthorn tea, because hawthorn is not good for pregnancy. Tea is mostly cold and contains a certain amount of caffeine, which is not good for the health of pregnant women and fetuses.