Can pregnant women drink honeysuckle at 8 months?

As the saying goes, pregnancy lasts for ten months and delivery lasts for one day. In fact, the normal pregnancy period for women is nine and a half months. Therefore, when a woman is eight months pregnant, she is already very pregnant and is in the middle and late stages of pregnancy. During this period, women must pay close attention to their diet. If they come into contact with foods that are prone to miscarriage, it is likely to cause premature birth of the baby. So, can pregnant women drink honeysuckle when they are eight months pregnant?

Honeysuckle tea is a new type of health tea. Drinking it regularly can clear away heat and detoxify, soothe the throat, and relieve heat and anxiety. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Honeysuckle is good at detoxifying, so it can treat carbuncle, swelling, sore, ringworm..." Modern pharmacological research shows that honeysuckle has antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and immune regulating effects. Therefore, there is a saying that honeysuckle can remove fetal toxins.

There are two types of honeysuckle tea according to the drying method (i.e. fresh flowers are dried in the sun or dried in the way of making green tea): one is a honeysuckle tea made by mixing fresh honeysuckle with a small amount of green tea and scenting it according to the scented tea scenting process; the other is a tea made by mixing dried or sun-dried honeysuckle with green tea. Of these two types of honeysuckle tea, the former has no floral fragrance and is mainly for appreciating the floral fragrance; the latter has a lower tea fragrance but can maintain the medicinal effects of honeysuckle without losing its health-care effects.

Whether pregnant women can drink honeysuckle tea depends on the situation. Generally speaking, pregnant women can drink cool teas, such as green tea, clear tea (such as Tieguanyin), scented tea, etc. These teas have the effects of clearing away heat and reducing fire, soothing the liver and relieving depression, regulating qi and regulating menstruation. For pregnant women with weak constitution, they can drink some warm tea, such as black tea and Pu'er tea, which can not only increase energy but also supplement nutrition. Honeysuckle tea is sweet and cold in nature, and has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, and dispersing wind-heat. Pregnant women should not drink it in the early stage (first three months), but can drink it in the middle and late stages. However, those with weak spleen and stomach and qi deficiency should not drink it as it is not conducive to digestion. Instead, it will damage the spleen and stomach function and affect normal digestion. Therefore, pregnant women, especially those with weak bodies, should not drink excessively.

In addition, no matter what kind of tea pregnant women choose, they should avoid drinking strong tea, because strong tea contains excessive caffeine, which will make pregnant women more excited and bring excessive stimulation to the fetus. When choosing tea, pregnant women should choose the tea that suits them and the amount to drink based on their personal tea drinking habits, age, health condition, living environment, etc. Generally speaking, 2 to 5 grams per day is appropriate. For people who consume more physical energy and eat more, the amount can be increased appropriately.