1. Can pregnant women eat coix seed?
Whether it can be eaten depends on the constitution of pregnant women. If it is eaten, it should not be too much.
Coix seed is cold, which has the effects of invigorating the spleen and promoting diuresis, and inducing diuresis to reduce swelling. If there are spleen deficiency symptoms such as edema, spleen deficiency and dysuria, pregnant women can eat Coix seed under the guidance of a doctor.
If pregnant women are cold and have a lot of urine, it is recommended to eat less coix seed.
1. Be careful when pregnant women eat coix seed in the first three months
Because the fetus is not stable in the first three months of pregnancy, we should be careful when eating coix seed in the first three months. Although it is rare in modern times that the uterus is excited because of taking coix seed, we should pay special attention to it. After all, medical classics such as Practical Chinese Medicine and Herbal Classic Shu all list coix seed as something that hurts the fetus.
2. Why can't pregnant women eat job's tears
The reason why pregnant women can't eat job's tears, or can only eat a small amount of job's tears, is mainly because Chinese medicine believes that job's tears are cold in nature, smooth in quality, and have an exciting effect on uterine smooth muscle. Excessive consumption will lead to uterine contraction of pregnant women and may induce abortion.
3. How can pregnant women eat job's tears
Although eating job's tears may induce abortion for pregnant women, whether they can eat them or not is always on demand, and it varies from person to person. If pregnant women have edema and heavy humidity, they can eat job's tears under the guidance of a doctor and adjust their diet.
For pregnant women without these conditions, it won't be harmful to add a little job's tears when cooking soup or porridge on weekdays. As long as they don't eat for a long time, the usual amount of job's tears is 1-3 grams, and it is enough not to exceed this amount.
2. Side effects of eating coix seed
1. Because coix seed is sweet and slightly cold, long-term consumption will make people with deficiency-cold constitution more and more cold, leading to weak constitution, irregular menstruation and other problems.
2. Coix seed contains high viscosity of sugar, so eating too much may hinder digestion. People with weak stomach and intestines can use coix seed to cook and eat together with other ingredients, but don't soak it in water alone.
3. Although Coix seed has the function of lowering blood lipid and blood sugar, it is only a health food and cannot be used as medicine. Therefore, patients with hyperlipidemia still need to see a doctor for treatment, and they should never eat coix seed to treat themselves, so as not to delay the illness or cause it to deepen.