There are many taboos for pregnant women, one of which is that eating donkey meat will prolong the pregnancy to 12 months, just like the gestation period of donkeys. Sun Simiao, a medical sage, also mentioned the popular belief that "eating donkey and horse meat makes the child prolong the moon". Others say that pregnant women eat donkey meat, and their children will be "donkey-like" and disobedient in the future.
In fact, folk sayings belong to folk sayings, and if you believe, you will not believe. According to today's scientific data analysis, donkey meat is a kind of meat food with high protein, low fat and low cholesterol, which can nourish the spleen and stomach, invigorate qi and nourish blood, nourish the heart and soothe the nerves, strengthen the stomach and promote blood circulation, and is an excellent nourishing product for regulating spleen deficiency and kidney deficiency and anemia. Moreover, it is rich in high-quality protein and a variety of amino acids, vitamins and trace elements needed by the human body, but its fat content is very low, so it will not cause obesity if eaten regularly, so it is very suitable for pregnant women to take supplements.
However, everything has two sides. Even if donkey meat really has so many functions, the extremes will be reversed. In order not to bring unnecessary risks to the healthy development of the fetus, it is recommended that pregnant women should not eat too much donkey meat. After all, it has been recorded in the ancient Chinese medicine "Daily Materia Medica" that donkey meat is difficult for pregnant women to eat. Therefore, expectant mothers must do their best to do a good job of taboo and wait for labor with peace of mind.