Many pregnant women like to eat shepherd’s purse dumplings and shepherd’s purse spring rolls during pregnancy. Can pregnant women eat shepherd’s purse? The answer is that pregnant women must not eat shepherd's purse, because the extract from shepherd's purse can cause uterine contractions like oxytocin, which can easily lead to miscarriage or premature delivery. There are many adverse consequences of consuming shepherd's purse.

Can pregnant women eat shepherd's purse?

There is a saying in our country: "Shepherd's purse is better than lamb's purse when spring comes." However, experiments have shown that the extract of shepherd's purse has oxytocin-like effects. The effect of causing uterine contraction is the same as the decoction administered through the stomach. If pregnant women eat shepherd's purse, it can easily lead to pregnancy bleeding or fetal instability, or even miscarriage. Therefore, pregnant women must not eat shepherd's purse during pregnancy. Eating it will cause very adverse effects on the body.

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What will happen if pregnant women eat shepherd's purse

Shepherd's purse is a very popular vegetable used as a filling, and many people can pick it in large quantities from the wild. So, can pregnant women eat shepherd's purse? I heard that shepherd’s purse has a stimulating effect on the uterus. Is this true?

Shepherd's purse does have the effect of stimulating the uterus of animals and can shorten the blood coagulation of animals. In addition, shepherd's purse contains active ingredients that lower blood pressure and may also contain ingredients that stimulate breathing. For the safety of the fetus and pregnant mother, it is recommended that pregnant women should not eat shepherd's purse.

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