Can I eat fresh lotus seeds when I am pregnant?

In life, many people like to eat lotus seeds. Lotus seeds are the seeds of lotus. In fact, they are a very nutritious vegetable. Lotus seeds are rich in vitamins, and eating lotus seeds regularly can help promote blood circulation. However, for pregnant women, lotus seeds are not a good food, because contact with lotus seeds can easily cause miscarriage in pregnant women. So, can you eat fresh lotus seeds during pregnancy?

However, according to ancient medical records, lotus seeds have the effect of promoting blood circulation and inducing abortion, and are often used to induce labor during difficult labors. "Compendium of Materia Medica" also says: Lotus seeds are often used to treat difficult labor. "Food Chinese Medicine and Convenient Prescriptions" also introduces: Women with weak uterine contractions and difficult labor: boil 10 lotus seeds in water, add half a cup of rice wine and drink it warm. Therefore, do not eat it during the early or middle stages of pregnancy. It was said in "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica" that lotus seeds are twice as effective as seahorse seeds and are especially effective in inducing labor. From this we can see that pregnant women in ancient times were very cautious about eating lotus seeds, and generally would not take them unless they were about to give birth or had a difficult labor.

The ancient text certainly does not mean that eating one lotus seed will cause miscarriage, but that eating a large amount of lotus seeds, or eating them in a certain way, will cause miscarriage and induce labor. Therefore, as long as pregnant mothers do not eat too much, it is okay to eat a little at a time. It is best to remove the lotus seed core when eating. Of course, it is more recommended to cook fresh lotus seeds before eating. This will not only reduce the coldness of the lotus seeds, but also make the nutrients in the lotus seeds easier for pregnant women to absorb.

How to eat fresh lotus seeds during pregnancy

Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup

Ingredients: appropriate amounts of white fungus, lotus seeds, dates, wolfberries, and rock sugar.

practice:

1. Soak the Tremella in clean water, pick out the yellowed lumps at the bottom, and then tear them into pieces for later use. Generally, three or four flowers are enough.

2. The lotus seeds need to be coreless so they are not bitter. You can put as many as you like.

3. Put enough water in the soup pot at one time to leave room for evaporation. Do not add water during the cooking process.

4. Put white fungus, rock sugar (about 3 taels), dates, and wolfberries into cold water, turn on the fire, heat, and boil. Be sure to stir the pot constantly to prevent the white fungus gelatin from sticking to the pot. After boiling, turn down the heat and simmer, and stir the pot constantly.

5. Lotus seeds are easy to ripen, so add them later. After boiling, continue to cook until the Tremella gels and the soup becomes thick.

Efficacy: Nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, replenishes the spleen and calms the mind. It is suitable for symptoms such as restlessness and insomnia, dry cough with little sputum, dry mouth and throat, poor appetite and fatigue. Healthy people can eat it to eliminate fatigue, promote appetite and enhance physical fitness.

Lotus Seed Porridge

Ingredients: 1 cup of round glutinous rice, 150 grams of lotus seeds, 8 cups of water, 112 grams of rock sugar.

practice:

1. Wash the round glutinous rice, add 8 cups of water and soak for 20 minutes, transfer to the stove and bring to a boil, then simmer until the rice is cooked and soft.

2. Wash the lotus seeds, put them into the porridge and cook together with them, and add rock sugar for seasoning. When the rock sugar melts, turn off the heat and serve.

Note: Fresh lotus seeds are more fragrant and easier to cook, but they are seasonal; dried lotus seeds can be refrigerated longer, are not restricted by seasons, and are easy to buy. If you use dried lotus seeds, they will not be easy to cook after soaking in water, so just wash them and add them directly.

Efficacy: Strengthens essence and qi, replenishes water and nourishes the mind, quenches thirst and removes heat.