Pregnant women sometimes need to take medicine during pregnancy. Whether you are taking Chinese or Western medicine, you should follow your doctor's instructions. Let's find out which herbs should not be taken by pregnant women.
Chinese herbal medicines to invigorate blood and break Qi
The "activating blood" will speed up the blood circulation, chase the blood down and promote the fetus to go out; the "breaking qi" will make the qi flow rebellious, and the qi disorder will not be able to fix the fetus, which may lead to miscarriage. These herbs include peach kernel, safflower, frankincense, etc.
Lowering herbs
This is a very good way to get rid of the problem. These herbs include slippery stone, coriander, petunia, croton, barley seed, dong quai seed, etc.
Pungent and hot herbs
The risk of abortion is associated with herbs that are very pungent and very hot. The common ones are Radix et Rhizoma, Cinnamon, Chuan Wu, Cao Wu, etc.
Aromatic penetrating herbs
Aromatic penetrating herbs are pungent, warm, fragrant and dry, and have the disadvantage of passing the fetus out. The common ones are musk, grass fruit, clove and incense.
Warm Tips
Not only can herbal medicines affect the fetus, but they should also be taken with caution because of the complex composition of proprietary Chinese medicines. Pregnant women should take drugs under the guidance of a doctor, do not know the indiscriminate use, long use, so as not to affect their own health and the fetus.
