Can I eat Poria cocos during breastfeeding?

As we all know, Poria cocos is a common Chinese medicinal material. It can be used as medicine and added to food to strengthen the body. So some women ask if they can eat Poria cocos during breastfeeding? Of course you can. Eating Poria cocos during breastfeeding can not only make the mother healthy, but the nutritional value and medicinal value of Poria cocos will also promote the rapid development of the baby. Let’s take a look with the editor.

Can Poria cocos be eaten during breastfeeding?

You can take Poria cocos during breastfeeding. Its main function is to strengthen the spleen and stomach, and calm the mind and soothe the nerves. Therefore, if mothers suffer from palpitations, shortness of breath, neurasthenia, insomnia, edema, loose stools, etc. due to qi deficiency and physical weakness after childbirth, they can take Poria cocos for tonic. Moreover, drinking water soaked with Poria cocos can calm the nerves and nourish the heart. It has a good therapeutic effect on some conditions such as restlessness, insomnia and nightmares. If breastfeeding mothers have the above conditions, they might as well drink some water soaked with Poria cocos.

Precautions for eating Poria cocos during breastfeeding

1. Poria cocos has a diuretic effect. If taken in excess, it will lead to excessive urination, which will damage the foundation of the body and cause serious damage to one's vitality. At the same time, patients with kidney deficiency will aggravate their disease symptoms and even experience spermatorrhea after consuming it, so they should pay attention to the dosage and the use by special groups of people.

2. It is best for diabetics not to eat Poria cocos, because diabetics need to control their starch intake every day, and the daily starch intake should not exceed 5 taels of staple food. The starch content of Poria cocos is very high, so it is naturally best for diabetics not to eat it.

3. When taking Poria cocos, you should avoid rice vinegar, strong tea and other substances, and pay attention to the dosage. Otherwise, it will not only affect the efficacy of the medicine, but also cause poisoning and allergic symptoms, such as abdominal pain, skin redness and swelling, bronchial asthma attacks, etc.

How to eat Poria cocos for breastfeeding mothers

Poria cocos fermented rice

Ingredients: 500g glutinous rice, 15g Poria cocos, 1 egg, 2g sweet wine yeast

practice:

1. Wash the glutinous rice and soak it in clean water for half a day. I soaked it overnight. It’s almost done when you can squeeze it with your hands.

2. Steam the soaked glutinous rice until cooked, about 20 minutes after the water boils. While steaming the glutinous rice, boil the Poria cocos to extract the juice, about 200 ml is needed.

3. Dip a spoon in the Poria water and beat the rice until the rice grains are no longer clumped together and are loose, and the water is basically used up.

4. Put the rice into a small casserole, dissolve the koji with a small amount of water and mix it into the rice.

5. Mix the rice with the yeast, press it firmly and make a small hole in the middle. Cover the lid and seal it with a plastic bag. It will usually be ready in about 2 days in summer.

6. Bring water to a boil in a pot, add fermented rice wine and eggs, and bring to a boil again. If you like sweet taste, you can add sugar.

Poria cocos and rice porridge

Ingredients: 30g Poria cocos, 100g glutinous rice, 20 red dates

practice:

1. Wash and crush the Poria cocos. Since the hardness of Poria cocos is not very high, it does not require special tools to crush it, so there is no need to worry if you can't buy Poria cocos powder.

2. After processing the Poria cocos, put the red dates into water and cook them over low heat until they are soft. Here I would like to remind everyone that it is best to use seedless red dates, which have a smoother taste when stewed.

3. Finally, pour the polished rice into the red date soup and add the crushed Poria cocos, cook until the porridge is cooked and the Poria cocos is soft, then it is ready to be eaten. You can also add some sugar to taste according to your personal taste.