Pregnant women in the early stages of pregnancy often experience nausea and loss of appetite. It is very uncomfortable as they are afraid of vomiting after eating, but also afraid of inadequate nutrition for the fetus. Pregnant women need to change this situation as soon as possible and eat normally to ensure the nutritional needs of the fetus and mother. So how can pregnancy nausea be relieved? What is good to eat to relieve pregnancy nausea? Today, the editor will recommend three herbal remedies for relieving nausea to expectant mothers.
1. Galangal and Crucian Carp Soup
Ingredients: 300g fresh crucian carp, 5g galangal, ginger slices, scallion, appropriate amount of chicken essence.
Instructions:
1. Slaughter and clean the crucian carp, crush the galangal.
2. Heat oil in a pot, fry the crucian carp until both sides are golden.
3. Boil water in a clay pot and add ginger slices and scallion. After boiling, add the crucian carp and simmer on low heat for 2 hours. Then add the crushed galangal and simmer for a while. Season with salt and chicken essence.
Benefits:
1. Galangal: It promotes digestion, invigorates the stomach, and improves spleen function.
2. Crucian carp: It clears heat, detoxifies, nourishes the heart and lungs, diuresis and reduces swelling, invigorates the stomach, and strengthens the spleen.
3. Ginger: It invigorates qi, expels wind, and dispels cold.
4. Galangal and Crucian Carp Soup: It invigorates the spleen, promotes qi circulation, relieves dampness and nausea, nourishes the heart and lungs, strengthens the stomach, and relieves nausea.
2. Ginger and Chinese Plum Drink
Ingredients: 15g Chinese plum flesh, 10g ginger, appropriate amount of brown sugar.
Instructions:
1. Slice the ginger, wash the Chinese plum flesh.
2. Put the Chinese plum flesh, ginger, and brown sugar into a clay pot with 300ml of water and cook.
3. Cook for 15 minutes and drink the soup.
Benefits:
1. Chinese plum: It protects the digestive system, improves appetite, and improves blood circulation.
2. Brown sugar: It invigorates and nourishes the spleen and blood.
3. Ginger and Chinese Plum Drink: It harmonizes the stomach, relieves nausea, quenches thirst, and is suitable for pregnancy nausea caused by liver and stomach disharmony.
3. Fresh Lemon Juice
Ingredients: 500g fresh lemon, 200g white sugar.
Instructions:
1. Peel and remove seeds from the fresh lemon, cut into small pieces.
2. Put the lemon pieces in a pot and add white sugar to soak for 24 hours.
3. Simmer on low heat until the liquid is almost gone. Let it cool and add a little white sugar before consumption. Take one dose daily, twice a day.
Benefits: Lemon has the effects of promoting saliva production, stimulating appetite, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, and relieving nausea. It is suitable for pregnancy nausea.
