Longan Jujube Red Bean Soup may have simple ingredients, but it is exceptionally nourishing for Qi and blood. Longan is not only delicious but also has powerful medicinal value. Can pregnant women eat longan?
【Name】
Longan Jujube Red Bean Soup
【Ingredients】
30 grams of dried longan, 50 grams of jujube, 150 grams of red beans, 1500 grams of water
【Instructions】
1. Rinse the red beans with water and soak for 2 hours.
2. Remove the shell of the longan and set aside the flesh.
3. Boil the soaked red beans, jujube, and water.
4. Add the longan and simmer on low heat for 60 minutes.
【Can pregnant women eat longan?】
In fact, eating longan is not suitable for everyone and depends on the individual's constitution. This is because longan has warm nature and its flesh is sweet, which can easily cause excessive internal heat if consumed in large quantities. Therefore, it is best for pregnant women to eat longan in moderation. People with phlegm and internal heat in the stomach should also avoid consuming longan.
In traditional Chinese medicine, the main physiological change in pregnant women is excessive yang and insufficient yin. After pregnancy, yin and blood gather to nourish the fetus, often resulting in deficiency of yin and excess of internal heat. This can manifest in symptoms such as constipation, restlessness, red tongue, and excessive liver fire.
Hence, medical experts usually recommend a "cooling" approach before pregnancy, using cooling and nourishing medications. However, longan has warm nature and sweet taste, which can not only increase fetal heat but also disrupt the qi flow. It can lead to stomach qi reversal, vomiting, yin deficiency with heat symptoms, abdominal pain, and even preterm labor or miscarriage.
