Can pregnant women drink Tianma soup?

During pregnancy, we all know that we need to take more nourishing food, but because of the pregnancy, we worry that taking some Chinese herbal medicines will affect the baby's health. We dare not take many supplements randomly, for fear that they will cause the fetus to be too large and affect normal delivery. Tianma Chinese medicine has the effect of a tonic and can be of great help in nourishing. However, it should be noted that pregnant women should not eat too much supplements such as Tianma Panax notoginseng, and they need to consult a doctor before taking them.

Can pregnant women drink Tianma stewed chicken soup?

Chicken soup is one of the essential supplements for pregnant women during pregnancy. Chicken soup is delicious, nutritious and rich, making it very suitable for pregnant women. If you add Gastrodia elata to the chicken soup and stew it together, is it suitable for pregnant women to drink?

Pregnant women should not eat supplements such as Gastrodia elata and Panax notoginseng. After pregnancy, pregnant women should pay special attention to their diet, because improper diet will affect the normal development of the fetus, and in severe cases may lead to miscarriage. With the development of science and technology and the improvement of social productivity, precious Chinese medicinal materials such as Gastrodia elata and Panax notoginseng have entered supermarkets and appeared on dining tables as popular foods, allowing people to enjoy delicious meals while unknowingly gaining the benefits of health care, physical fitness and longevity.

Female friends are used to eating nourishing stews such as Gastrodia elata and Panax notoginseng. They also eat these nourishing stews when they are pregnant. However, they don’t know that such good stews are taboo foods for pregnant women during pregnancy. Stews of Gastrodia elata and Panax notoginseng have the effect of promoting qi and blood circulation, and may cause miscarriage after taking them.

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This product is the dried tuber of Gastrodia elata, a plant of the orchid family. It can be harvested in spring and winter. The ones harvested before the winter solstice are called "winter hemp" and have better quality. The hemp collected before the beginning of summer is called "spring hemp" and is of inferior quality. After digging, wash it, scrape off the skin with a bamboo knife or wipe off the skin with rice husk, steam it thoroughly, and dry it with a smokeless fire.

Ecological environment

Gastrodia elata grows in moist forests with abundant humus, as well as in sunny bushes and grassy slopes. It is necessary to coexist with the fungi Armillariella mellea (Vahk ex Fr.) Karst. and Mycena osmundicola of the Trichoderma family in order for the seeds to germinate, form bulbs, and grow into the common Gastrodia elata tubers. The Ostrichia fern provides nutrients for seed germination, and the Armillaria mellea provides nutrients for the protocorm to grow into Gastrodia elata tubers.

Protecting plants

Gastrodia elata has been classified as a vulnerable species by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and is listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). It is also listed in China's National Key Protected Wild Plants List (Second Batch) as a Class II protected plant.