Can pregnant women eat torreya grandis?
"Pregnant women cannot eat torreya grandis. Because torreya grandis is the seed of Taxaceae plants, it is warm in nature and has the effects of killing insects, promoting digestion and moistening the lungs. Torreya grandis contains a lot of alkaloids, which can contract the uterus. Torreya grandis is rich in vegetable oil, which can moisten the intestines and relax the bowels, cause abdominal pain and severe diarrhea in pregnant women, and also aggravate uterine contraction. Therefore, if you eat a lot of torreya grandis during pregnancy, it will cause symptoms of abdominal pain and bleeding, threatened abortion, harm to the fetus and pregnant women, and eating torreya grandis will also cause symptoms such as sore throat, excessive phlegm and cough. "