Can I eat ginseng during breastfeeding?

During breastfeeding, you cannot eat based solely on your mood. You need to combine certain nutritional knowledge and taboos. Many times, if a breastfeeding mother drinks or eats food that is too easy to digest, it will cause the baby to have adverse reactions such as diarrhea, so breastfeeding mothers need to strictly control their diet. So, can you eat American ginseng while breastfeeding? Let’s take a look at it together.

The medicinal properties of American ginseng are similar to those of ginseng, but they are not exactly the same. Ginseng has the effect of boosting energy and promoting fire, while American ginseng has the effect of nourishing yin and reducing fire. Therefore, if you have cough and shortness of breath due to insufficient lung yin, or dry throat and thirst due to stomach dryness and loss of fluid, you can eat American ginseng appropriately. In daily life, if you feel restless, irritable, sore throat, loss of voice, or excessive smoking and drinking, especially in summer, American ginseng is the most suitable drug for treating children's heat, irritability, and loss of appetite.

There are many types of American ginseng on the market, with varying qualities, and even counterfeits. Therefore, you should identify them when purchasing. Imported American ginseng has a good taste, rich aroma, bitterness with a hint of sweetness, and the best efficacy. The identification method is that the wrinkles of imported American ginseng are irregular, appearing rough and deep, while the surface of domestic American ginseng is smoother, and the wrinkles are fine and shallow; secondly, imported products feel heavier, while domestic ones are lighter; imported American ginseng often has a stronger aroma, while domestic ones are much lighter.

Can I eat American ginseng during breastfeeding?

Can you eat American ginseng during breastfeeding?

Benefits of eating American ginseng during breastfeeding: Saponins in American ginseng effectively enhance the central nervous system, achieve the effects of calming the mind, eliminating fatigue, and enhancing memory; it can regulate blood pressure, and can effectively lower temporary and persistent blood pressure; it can also promote serum protein synthesis, bone marrow protein synthesis, organ protein synthesis, etc., improve the body's immunity, inhibit the growth of cancer cells, and effectively resist cancer. Breastfeeding mothers can eat American ginseng to produce a good tonic effect, which is also good for the baby.