Does Tongcao have any side effects in promoting lactation?

Many people have drunk Tongcao soup in their daily lives. It is a common Chinese patent medicine with high nutritional value and, most importantly, delicious taste. It is also very helpful for the body's absorption and digestion. Tongcao has no side effects in promoting lactation, but it should be noted that women during pregnancy and people who often suffer from qi and blood deficiency should try not to use it.

Tongcao Taboo

People with deficiency of both Qi and Yin, without internal dampness and heat, and pregnant women should take it with caution.

1. "Bencao Jingshu": It is forbidden to use in patients with weakness, and pregnant women should not take it.

2. "Bencao Huiyan": It is forbidden to use by those with both yin and yang deficiency.

3. "Bencao Congxin" says: Do not take it if you suffer from cold.

22 recipes for increasing breast milk:

1. Daylily meat pie; treat postpartum women with insufficient milk

Ingredients: 250 grams of day lily (soaked in water), 500 grams of minced pork, a little green onion and salt. Appropriate amount of white flour.

Preparation method: Mix day lily, minced meat and seasonings into meat filling, then use the kneaded white flour to make pies, either baked or fried. Eat in one or more meals.

【Effects】Nourishes blood and promotes lactation. Used to treat symptoms such as low milk supply and lactation in postpartum women.

2. Fried daylily with meat to treat insufficient milk in postpartum women

Ingredients: 50 grams of day lily, 150 grams of lean pork, onion, salt, soy sauce, sesame oil, and a little MSG.

Preparation method: First cut the lean pork into shreds and wash the day lily and cut it into sections; heat sesame oil in a pan, add chopped green onion and shredded pork and stir-fry for a while, then add the day lily and stir-fry until done.

【Effects】Replenishes the body and promotes lactation. It is used to treat symptoms such as insufficient milk in postpartum women, tinnitus due to kidney deficiency, etc.

3. Tofu and loofah soup can increase breast milk

Ingredients: two pieces of tofu, 150 grams of loofah, 20 grams of mushrooms, a pig's trotter, and appropriate amounts of salt, ginger, and MSG.

Preparation method: First boil the pig's trotters until they are soft, then cut the tofu into small pieces, slice the loofah and cook with mushrooms, seasonings, etc. for about 20 minutes. It can be eaten or drunk.

【Effects】Replenishes Qi and blood, and relieves weakness. It can increase milk secretion and is a tonic for postpartum women.

4. Peanut, soybean and pig's trotter soup for postpartum milk deficiency

Ingredients: 60 grams of peanuts, 60 grams of soybeans, and two pig trotters.

Preparation method: First stew the pig's trotter for half an hour, remove the foam and then add peanuts and soybeans, and cook until the trotter is tender. It can be eaten or drunk, twice a day.

【Effects】Nourishes the spleen and blood, dredges meridians and increases milk production. Used to treat insufficient milk after childbirth.