Can pregnant women eat mountain pepper?

Mountain pepper is also called false dead wood, ox tendon tree, etc. It usually grows more in bushes and sparse woods. The roots, branches, leaves and fruits of mountain pepper have medicinal value. They are quite effective in reducing swelling, breaking up gas, dispersing cold and rheumatoid arthritis. The fruit of mountain pepper can also treat stomach pain. There are so many medicinal benefits of mountain pepper, so can pregnant women eat mountain pepper?

1. Can pregnant women eat mountain pepper?

It is best not to eat mountain pepper during pregnancy to avoid getting a sore throat. You only need to eat a light diet, eat more vegetables and fruits, and drink plenty of water to avoid getting a sore throat. During pregnancy, you need to have regular prenatal checkups, eat more vegetables and fruits, and eat less spicy and irritating foods. Generally, the 24th week of pregnancy is the best time to do four-dimensional color ultrasound, during which time the fetus can be checked for any malformations.

2. Medical Value

The roots, branches, leaves and fruits are used for medicinal purposes; the leaves can warm the middle and dispel cold, break up qi and resolve stagnation, dispel wind and reduce swelling; they can cure fatigue, edema, numbness and soreness of the limbs, rheumatoid arthritis, and injuries caused by falls; the fruit can cure stomachache.

1. To treat rheumatism and paralysis: 1-2 liang of mountain pepper root, a pig's foot (7 inches), 4 liang of rice wine, add appropriate amount of water and boil. Take before meals, twice a day. Fujian Folk Herbs

2. Treat rheumatism, numbness, and pain in muscles and bones: Beef tendon root, Geranium, thatch, bone and tendon grass, ground-boring wind, Imperata root, and pine grass. Take with wine soak.

3. To treat cold pain in the heart and abdomen: 1-2 liang of mountain pepper root, 2 liang of rice wine, add water as needed, boil into half a bowl, and take before meals.

【Nature and flavor】Pungent, warm.

3. Function and indications

It can dispel wind, activate collaterals, detoxify and reduce swelling, stop bleeding and relieve pain. Used to treat: strain, soreness and numbness of muscles and bones, poor appetite, swollen limbs, initial pain and swelling, redness, swelling and burning pain, rheumatic paralysis, wind-heat cold, and aphasia caused by stroke.

Additional prescription 1: Aphasia caused by stroke. Prescription: 3 grams each of dried pepper and broomcorn millet fruit. Usage: Dry, grind into coarse powder, soak in boiling water, take twice a day, for 3 to 5 days.

Additional prescription 2: Wheezing and coughing. Prescription: 60 grams of dried mountain pepper, 1 pair of pig lungs, 30 ml of rice wine. Usage: Add water and stew until soft, add a little sugar, remove the residue, and take in 2 to 3 times.

Additional prescription 3: Overwork, soreness and numbness of muscles and bones, poor appetite, and swollen limbs. Prescription: 60 grams of Piper melongena root. Usage: decoct in water and remove the residue, add appropriate amount of brown sugar and rice wine, take warm in 2 times, morning and evening on an empty stomach.

Additional prescription 4: When carbuncle first appears, it will cause redness, swelling, burning and pain. Prescription: equal parts of fresh mountain pepper leaves, young maple leaves, and fresh hibiscus leaves. Usage: Wash, mash and apply to the affected area.

Additional prescription 5: Rheumatic paralysis. Prescription: 50 grams of mountain pepper root, 1 pig's foot, and 120 ml of rice wine. Usage: Add appropriate amount of water, stew until soft, and take in 2 doses before meals.

Additional prescription 6: Wind-heat cold. Prescription: 30 grams of young leaves of Piper melongena, 25 grams of Serissa serrulata, and 30 grams of Isatis indigotica. Usage: Decoction in water and take in 2 doses.