Can a 4-month pregnant woman eat shepherd's purse?

As we all know, shepherd's purse is a very delicious wild vegetable that can be used as stuffing. Dumplings stuffed with shepherd's purse are also very popular. But some people may ask, can pregnant women eat shepherd's purse? The answer is no. Although shepherd's purse has high medicinal value, it also causes uterine contraction, and pregnant women may easily suffer miscarriage after eating it. However, it is indeed very good for postpartum women to eat, so don’t get confused. Next, I will give you a detailed introduction to the value of shepherd’s purse and why pregnant women cannot eat shepherd’s purse.

Medicinal value

Shepherd's purse has high medicinal value. It is sweet and flat in nature, and has the effects of harmonizing the spleen, promoting diuresis, stopping bleeding, and improving eyesight. Used to treat dysentery, edema, gonorrhea, chyluria, hematemesis, bloody stool, metrorrhagia, menorrhagia, red and swollen eyes, etc.

The dithiolthione it contains has anti-cancer effects.

1. Shepherd's purse contains a large amount of crude fiber. Eating it can enhance large intestine motility and promote excretion, thereby enhancing metabolism, and helping to prevent and treat hypertension, coronary heart disease, obesity, diabetes, colon cancer and hemorrhoids.

2. The shepherd's purse acid contained in shepherd's purse is an effective hemostatic ingredient that can shorten bleeding and clotting time. It also contains aromatic wood oxide, which can reduce the permeability of capillaries and play a role in treating capillary bleeding.

3. Shepherd's purse is rich in vitamin C and carotene, which helps to enhance the body's immune function. It can also lower blood pressure, strengthen the stomach and aid digestion, and treat diseases such as stomach cramps, gastric ulcers, dysentery, and enteritis. Because carotene is provitamin A, it is a good food for treating dry eyes and night blindness.

4. The glycosides contained in shepherd's purse can reduce inflammation and fight bacteria, enhance the content of vitamin C in the body, fight viruses, prevent frostbite, and are also effective for patients with diabetic cataracts.

5. Shepherd's purse contains acetylcholine, sitosterol and quaternary ammonium compounds, which can not only lower the cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood and liver, but also have the effect of lowering blood pressure.

Can pregnant women eat shepherd's purse?

There is a folk saying in our country: "In spring, shepherd's purse is better than lamb and pig." However, experiments have shown that shepherd's purse extract has a similar effect of inducing uterine contraction as oxytocin, and oral administration of its decoction has the same effect. If pregnant women eat shepherd's purse, it can easily lead to pregnancy bleeding or fetal movement disorder, or even cause miscarriage. Therefore, pregnant women must not eat shepherd's purse during pregnancy, as eating it will have very adverse effects on the body.

What happens if a pregnant woman eats shepherd's purse?

Shepherd's purse is a very popular vegetable used as stuffing, and many people can pick a lot of it from the wild. Pregnant women cannot eat shepherd's purse. Experiments have shown that shepherd's purse extract has a similar effect as oxytocin in inducing uterine contraction, and oral administration of the decoction has the same effect. If pregnant women eat shepherd's purse, it can easily lead to pregnancy bleeding or fetal movement disorder, or even cause miscarriage. Therefore, pregnant women should avoid eating shepherd's purse in spring. If a mother wants to satisfy her appetite, shepherd's purse can only be eaten after giving birth. Postpartum women can eat shepherd's purse. Shepherd's purse is sweet and flat in nature and has high medical value. It can treat postpartum hemorrhage. Shepherd's purse does have the effect of stimulating the uterus of animals and shortening their blood coagulation. In addition, in addition to containing effective ingredients that lower blood pressure, shepherd's purse may also contain ingredients that stimulate breathing. For the safety of the fetus and pregnant mother, pregnant women are advised not to eat shepherd's purse.