Does drinking Chinese medicine have any effect on the fetus?

Pregnant women cannot take medicine during pregnancy, whether it is Chinese medicine or Western medicine, as it will affect the development of the fetus and increase the rate of fetal malformations. Therefore, pregnant women need to strictly follow the doctor's advice when taking medicine during pregnancy. Not only can you not take medicine during pregnancy, but you also need to pay attention to your diet and adjust your mood to provide a good living environment for the development of the fetus.

Does drinking Chinese medicine have any effect on the fetus?

This depends on the ingredients of the medicine. If it is a medicine that is prohibited for pregnant women, it may affect the development of the fetus. If it is a medicine that can be used by pregnant women, it generally has less impact on the child, so it is best to consult the doctor who prescribes the medicine, look at the ingredients of the medicine, and then decide whether to continue the pregnancy.

Please note that you should take as few medicines as possible during pregnancy. Medicines such as Chuanxiong, Dafupi, Chuanxiong, Yujin, and Guizhi are not suitable for pregnant women. You should be careful not to use medicines. Such medicines have a certain effect of promoting the flow of qi and blood, and will affect the stability of the fetus. However, if you took the medicine before the 17th, it is not a big deal now. You should pay attention to keeping warm and see if you have diarrhea.

There are certain effects. Any drugs, poisons, radiation, alcohol, and colds in the early stages of pregnancy, especially in the first 3 months and before pregnancy, may affect the development of egg cells and embryos. Do regular prenatal checkups. If you find any abnormalities in the baby, terminate the pregnancy in time. In this case, you need to do strict pregnancy checkups, do Down syndrome screening at 14-19 weeks of pregnancy, do four-dimensional color ultrasound to exclude fetal anomalies at 22-26 weeks of pregnancy, and if necessary, do amniocentesis and umbilical cord blood analysis at 16-20 weeks of pregnancy.

Which Chinese medicines have an effect on the fetus?

You can check whether there are any Chinese medicines that pregnant women cannot use. If not, then it’s fine.

⑴ Blood-activating and Qi-removing herbs: peach kernel, safflower, trillium, zedoaria, zedoaria, rhubarb, achyranthes bidentata, motherwort, lacquer, leech, horsefly, frankincense, myrrh, etc. Because "activating blood" can accelerate blood circulation and "force blood to flow with qi", if qi is disordered, it will be unable to consolidate the fetus.

⑵ Slippery and attacking herbs: talc, dendrobium seed, gansui, euphorbia, genkwa, coix root, croton, morning glory seed, akebia, etc. This type of medicine often has the effect of promoting urination and purging the bowels. It has the disadvantages of damaging yin and depleting energy. If the yin is damaged, the fetus will lose nourishment; if the qi is depleted, the fetus will lose its stability and will be prone to falling.

⑶ Very pungent and hot medicines: Aconite, cinnamon bark, Chuanwu, Caowu, etc. These medicines are pungent, hot and dry. The pungent heat can move around and force blood to flow. The dryness can damage body fluids, which is not good for the fetus. They are also toxic to varying degrees and can cause abortion.

⑷ Aromatic penetrating type: such as musk, grass fruit, clove, agarwood, etc., which are mostly pungent, warm, fragrant and have the effect of unblocking the qi. When the Qi flows, the blood flows, which forces the fetus to come out.

⑸ Toxic items: such as mercury, cinnabar, etc., have the effect of directly harming and corroding the fetus, and should be strictly prohibited from use.