Can pregnant women eat longan?

　　Longan is warm in nature and sweet in taste, beneficial to the heart and spleen, and replenishes qi and blood.； It has good nourishing and tonic effects. Longan contains Grape Sugar, sucrose, vitamin A, vitamin B and other nutrients, among which more protein, fat and various minerals are contained. So can pregnant women eat longan? Let’s give a detailed introduction to the question of whether pregnant women can eat longan.

　　Can pregnant women eat longan?

　　Although longan can nourish qi and blood, and benefit the heart and spleen, it is warm in nature and sweet in taste, and can help relieve fire and dryness. People with a constitution of yin deficiency, internal heat, dampness, and phlegm-fire should not take it.

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the main physiological change of pregnant women is "there is always an excess of yang and a lack of yin". Because after conception, pregnant women gather yin blood to nourish the fetus, which often leads to yin blood deficiency. Yin deficiency often breeds internal heat, which often leads to symptoms such as dry stools, palpitations, red tongue, and excessive liver fire.

　　Pregnant women eating longan will not only increase fetal fever, but also easily lead to Qi imbalance, causing gastric qi to reverse and vomiting. Over time, it will damage the yin and cause heat symptoms, causing stomach ache , Jianhong, etc. threatened abortion Symptoms may even cause miscarriage or premature birth , so pregnant women should not eat longan.

　　Can pregnant women eat longan? Therefore, expectant mothers during pregnancy should try not to eat longan. In order to protect themselves and fetus of healthy , should pay more attention to eating habits, balanced nutrition, and pay attention to dietary matters during pregnancy.

　　Pregnant women should eat longan

　　Although pregnant women cannot eat longan, pregnant women can take longan soup (made mainly of longan, added with red dates, brown sugar, and ginger, boiled in water) during delivery. This is mainly for pregnant women with weak constitutions. Because childbirth requires a lot of energy, pregnant women who are physically weak are often prone to weakness in their hands and feet, dizziness, and sweating during childbirth. ； Let her drink a bowl of steaming, sweet and delicious longan soup, which has certain benefits in strengthening physical strength, stabilizing her mood, and assisting in childbirth. Of course, pregnant women with good health do not necessarily have to drink longan soup during delivery.

　　It is necessary for mothers after childbirth to eat some longan and its soup. maternal birth Postpartum If symptoms of blood deficiency and Qi deficiency occur, such as dizziness, sweating, thin pulse and pale tongue, longan and lotus rice or red dates, glutinous rice, etc. can be eaten as porridge, which can play a good role in replenishing qi and nourishing blood. If the mother has slight edema, regular consumption of longan soup can also have a positive therapeutic effect.