Introduction: In the hot summer, drinking tea can not only relieve the heat and cool down, but also beautify and nourish the face. It is beneficial and harmless for expectant mothers to drink appropriate amounts during pregnancy. However, I remind you: you need to understand the nature of "tea" before drinking it. If you are not careful, you will drink scented tea as "poisonous tea", so be sure to pay attention to the amount and method of drinking!
Can expectant mothers drink tea?
1) First of all, you must understand the ingredients and functions of tea! Tea contains tea polyphenols, aromatic oils, minerals, proteins, vitamins and other nutrients. Tea polyphenols have astringent, detoxifying, bactericidal, and fluid-producing effects.
2) Recent research has proven that tea polyphenols have strong anti-free radical effects and can delay the aging process of the human body. In particular, vitamin C content is higher in tea. The tea element can lower blood lipids, enhance the toughness of blood vessels, and also has a protective effect on teeth. Some elements in tea also have the ability to relieve atomic radiation.
3) Can pregnant women drink tea? Pregnant women can drink tea, but not all tea is suitable for pregnant women. If you drink it indiscriminately, it will affect the health of pregnant women and fetuses!
4) Principles for pregnant women to drink tea: Pregnant women should drink green tea, not black tea, and should avoid drinking strong tea. Pregnant women have many benefits from drinking green tea in moderation
1: Pregnant women have many benefits from drinking green tea
Green tea is extremely rich in zinc: Zinc plays an extremely important role in the normal growth and development of the fetus. Therefore, experts believe that pregnant women who like to drink tea can drink some green tea in moderation.
The zinc content in the black tea extract is very small, and the caffeine in strong black tea has a stimulant effect. Drinking too much tea will stimulate the fetus, increase fetal movement, and even endanger the growth and development of the fetus.
Two: Pregnant women should avoid drinking strong tea
Pregnant women should avoid drinking strong tea because: Tea contains tannic acid, which can combine with the iron in pregnant women’s food to form a A compound that cannot be absorbed by the body.
If pregnant women drink too much strong tea, it may cause pregnancy anemia, and the fetus may also suffer from congenital iron deficiency anemia.
Three: Correct use of light green tea
Drinking light green tea must also be done in the correct way: drink light green tea 1 hour after a meal. If pregnant women can drink 3 to 5 grams of tea a day, especially It is light green tea, which is very beneficial to strengthening heart and kidney function, promoting blood circulation, helping digestion, preventing pregnancy edema, and promoting fetal growth and development.
4: Precautions for eight major scented teas
1. Safflower tea
Safflower has the functions of activating blood circulation, dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain. It can be used for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, lochia, lumps, and bruises. However, pregnant women should avoid drinking health-preserving tea containing safflower.
My analysis: Through experiments, we learned that safflower decoction has an exciting effect on the isolated uteri of mice, guinea pigs, rabbits and dogs. The tension or (and) rhythm increases significantly after administration either outside the body or in the uterus, and sometimes the excitatory effect is strong and can cause spasms. The effect on pregnant uterus is more obvious than that on non-pregnant women.
Pregnant women should not only not drink safflower tea, but also try to avoid safflower-related items, such as safflower oil.
2. Rose tea
For women, drinking more roses can also make your face as rosy as the petals. This is because roses have strong functions of promoting qi, activating blood, removing blood stasis, and harmonizing the internal organs.
The symptoms we usually talk about, such as a bad complexion or spots on the face, menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, etc. are all related to abnormal blood flow and stasis in the uterus or face. Once qi and blood are running normally, your face will naturally be rosy and your body will be healthy.
My analysis: Women often feel emotionally irritable before or during menstruation. Drinking some roses can also regulate it, soothe and stabilize their emotions.
For pregnant women, because roses have a strong effect in promoting blood circulation and dispersing blood clots, scented tea with blood-activating effect may cause miscarriage.
3. Osmanthus tea
In addition to being rich in meaning and used for ornamental purposes, osmanthus is also the best raw material for scenting scented tea, refining aromatic oils, and making candies and cakes. After the tea is scented with fresh osmanthus, it not only loses the lumpy taste of tea, but also has a strong aroma of osmanthus. It has the effect of ventilating and relieving the stomach after drinking.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that osmanthus has good medicinal value. The ancients said that osmanthus is the best of hundreds of medicines, so wine brewed with osmanthus can achieve the effect of "drinking it can extend your life to a thousand years." People with spleen and stomach deficiency and weak spleen and stomach function can drink osmanthus tea to warm the stomach.
My analysis: Although osmanthus tea tastes pungent, slightly bitter, and neutral in nature, adding black tea and brown sugar is good for qi and blood, strengthens the spleen and warms the stomach, dispels wind and cold, activates blood circulation and removes blood clots, and is especially suitable for pregnant women. , children and people with anemia.
Pregnant women should try to avoid drinking osmanthus tea, because osmanthus has the effect of promoting blood circulation, and the strong fragrance of osmanthus can easily attack the nerves of pregnant mothers.
4. Rose tea
The roots, leaves and flowers of rose flowers can be used as medicine. They have the effects of promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling, anti-inflammatory and detoxifying, and are used for blood stasis, irregular menstruation and amenorrhea. , menstrual abdominal pain, blood stasis, swelling and pain, etc., it is a good medicine for gynecology. For common gynecological diseases, folk prescriptions and prescriptions of rose flowers are also very effective.
In addition, women often soak rose petals in water as tea, or add them to other bodybuilding teas to drink, which can also promote blood circulation and beauty, and keep people young for a long time.
My analysis: However, rose flowers have the effect of promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation. The dosage should not be too large. Taking it for a long time can cause abdominal pain, loose stools and diarrhea. Not for use by pregnant women. In addition, it is not suitable to place rose flowers in homes with expectant mothers and babies.
Because the strong fragrance of flowers can stimulate the nerves of pregnant women, cause headaches, nausea, vomiting, and affect their appetite; in severe cases, it may cause fetal instability; or even miscarriage.
Therefore, it is best for pregnant women to have less contact with flowers with strong smells in the early stages of pregnancy.
5. Peach Blossom Tea
Peach Blossom Tea is made by soaking peach blossoms in water and drinking it as tea. The brewing method of peach blossom tea is simple, it can beautify the skin, smooth the gas and digestion, and is a romantic spring tea.
Peach Blossom Bi is just a scented tea, and it is also a traditional Chinese medicine. The medicinal properties are bitter and mild. Its function is to remove moisture, facilitate urination and defecation, and eliminate three parasites. It is actually a laxative.
My analysis: Therefore, peach blossom does not become more beautiful and healthy as you drink, but becomes weaker and more ugly, damaging the vitality of yin and blood. Girls, especially, should not drink it often because it will affect menstruation and endocrine. Making the skin darker and duller.
In addition, peach blossom has the effect of promoting blood circulation, so pregnant women should drink it with caution.
6. Snow lotus tea
Snow lotus tea is produced in the snow-capped mountains of the Tibetan Plateau. It is known as the holy grass and holy flower of the plateau snow-capped mountains and has high medicinal value. The whole plant of Snow Lotus is used as medicine. It enters the liver, spleen and kidney meridians. It is safe to use and has no toxic side effects. It is mainly used to treat joint pain caused by acute and chronic rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, cough due to lung cold, abdominal pain due to uterine cold, amenorrhea, retained fetal membranes, etc. Symptoms such as measles opacity.
My analysis: However, Snow Lotus has the functions of stimulating menstruation and activating blood circulation, warming the palace and dispersing stasis, dispersing cold and dehumidification, strengthening muscles and supporting yang, stopping bleeding and reducing swelling, and should be avoided by pregnant women.
7. Barley tea
Barley tea is sweet and fragrant, rich in nutrients and unique in flavor. It is a traditional refreshing drink that strengthens the spleen and stomach, helps digestion, and can clear away heat. It has many functions such as quenching thirst, removing the fishy taste in the mouth, removing the greasy feeling in the body, moisturizing the skin, and increasing melanin in the hair.
My analysis: Although barley tea has so many benefits for the ordinary human body, for expectant mothers, all the above advantages will be eclipsed. Because barley tea has the effect of returning milk, expectant mothers often drink barley tea. , after the baby is born, it is possible that the milk cannot keep up with the baby's growth, and artificial feeding must be implemented prematurely.
Expectant mothers should use barley tea with caution.
8. Flower and fruit tea
Flower and fruit tea is also called fruit tea. The vitamin C contained in natural flower and fruit tea is 60 times that of lemon. It has cooling, detoxifying and soothing effects in the stomach. It can relieve pain and swelling, prevent diarrhea caused by gastroenteritis, and treat sores in the mouth and tongue.
Various flavors of flower and fruit tea have slightly different ingredients, but they still use hibiscus flowers, rose fruits, orange peels and apple slices as the main components.
After brewing, the original flavor of the flowers and fruits can still be maintained. The very rich fruity aroma, combined with rock sugar, can relieve tension and has the effect of beautifying the skin.
My analysis: Flower and fruit tea is often used instead of boiled water, but expectant mothers should carefully choose the type when drinking flower and fruit tea. Some types are not suitable for expectant mothers to drink. You should consult a doctor before drinking. .
Traditional Chinese Medicine reminds: Scented tea can help pregnant women spend their pregnancy more comfortably, but there are also some flowers and herbs that are not suitable for pregnant women. In addition, the body constitution needs to correspond to the pharmacological taste of different flowers and herbs, so before drinking herbal tea, , it is best to ask a professional Chinese medicine practitioner to confirm your physical constitution and which herbal teas and tea-making accessories are suitable for you.