I ate half a plate of coix seeds while pregnant.

After pregnancy, you need to pay attention to many aspects, because only in this way can you ensure the health of the pregnant woman and the baby in the belly. The diet issue is the key here. Some pregnant women have heard that eating coix seed can have a beauty-enhancing effect, so they also want to beautify their skin by eating coix seed. So, is it really okay for pregnant women to eat too much coix seed? Will this have any adverse effects on children?

1. Can you eat coix seed when you are pregnant?

Job's tears is a food and medicine, and Chinese medicine believes that it has a smooth and slippery texture. Pharmacological experiments have shown that coix seed has an excitatory effect on uterine smooth muscle, which can promote uterine contraction and thus may induce miscarriage. Especially in the first three months of pregnancy, you should be more careful when eating it. This is because some Chinese medicine literature records that coix seed has certain effects on pregnant women. "Practical Chinese Medicine" lists coix seed as something that can harm the fetus; "Compendium of Materia Medica" lists it as "forbidden for pregnant women"; "Treatise on Seasonal Diseases" records that "Sophora japonica flowers for clear soup, ginger and cinnamon for dispelling cold, rice kernels for promoting dampness... are all foods that can harm the fetus and are most easily taken by mistake. Doctors must respect them all". Modern pharmacological research shows that coix seed oil, at different concentrations, has different excitatory and inhibitory effects on the uterus of guinea pigs. However, these effects are limited to animal experimental data, and there are no literature reports of cases in which pregnant women suffered miscarriage due to uterine excitement after taking coix seed.

In short, coix seed is an excellent medicinal product for health preservation. In summer, using coix seed to cook porridge or making cold drinks with ice coix seed is also a good tonic for cooling off and keeping fit. The seeds and roots of Job's tears can be used as medicine to treat diseases. Whether to eat or not ultimately depends on the individual. Therefore, although coix seed is a good product for both medical and food use, whether pregnant women can eat coix seed depends on the individual and needs. If there are symptoms such as edema, difficulty urinating, spleen deficiency and diarrhea, expectant mothers can use it with confidence under the guidance of an experienced Chinese medicine practitioner or Chinese medicine doctor. If you add some coix seed when cooking soup or porridge, you don’t need to worry too much.

2. The efficacy and function of coix seed

Job's tears is a food with high beauty value. It contains a certain amount of vitamin E. Regular consumption can keep human skin shiny and delicate and improve skin tone. It is very suitable for female friends. The main effects are as follows:

1. It has the effects of diuresis and detumescence, invigorating the spleen and removing dampness, relaxing muscles and removing numbness, clearing away heat and discharging pus. It is a commonly used diuretic and dampness-removing medicine.

2. Used for hair: It nourishes hair, prevents hair loss, and makes hair smooth and soft.

3. For skin: make skin smooth, reduce wrinkles and eliminate pigment spots. It has obvious therapeutic effects on facial acne and rough skin. In addition, it has the ability to absorb ultraviolet rays. Its extracts can be added to cosmetics to achieve the effect of sun protection and ultraviolet protection.

4. In addition, coix seed is a kind of cereal. It is more conducive to gastrointestinal absorption when boiled in water or fried. People who often feel tired and weak can eat more of it. Job's tears are rich in protein-degrading enzymes, which can soften the skin's keratin and are also effective for skin warts, rough skin, and other skin conditions when taken long term.