Chuanbei Chenpi Lemon Paste is a commonly used medicine for cough and phlegm. It has good therapeutic effects for dry cough with little phlegm and long-term cough due to lung deficiency. Can pregnant women eat Chuanbei Chenpi Lemon Paste?
Can pregnant women eat Chuanbei Chenpi Lemon Paste?
Pregnant women should not eat it too much, and the intake should be cautious.
Chuanbei Chenpi Lemon Paste has a sweet taste and cool nature. It enters the lung and heart meridians and has the effects of nourishing and clearing the lungs, and stopping cough. It can be used to treat lung deficiency, long-term cough, cough due to deficiency and fatigue, dry and hot cough, dry cough with little phlegm, and coughing up blood. Its main ingredients include Chuanbei, Chenpi, Lemon, and Rock Sugar, which have no obvious toxic side effects. However, Chuanbei contains Chuanbei Alkaloids, which have a certain stimulating effect on the uterus. Therefore, pregnant women should not eat too much Chuanbei Chenpi Lemon Paste. It is best to take it under the guidance of a doctor.
How much Chuanbei Chenpi Lemon Paste should pregnant women eat?
1-2 spoonfuls.
For general cough symptoms, take 1-2 spoonfuls of Chuanbei Chenpi Lemon Paste at a time, 2-3 times a day. Pregnant women have special constitutions and should not take too much. Chuanbei Chenpi Lemon Paste has a sweet and cool nature. Taking too much may stimulate the stomach and intestines, causing gastrointestinal discomfort such as loose stools and diarrhea. It may even have the risk of miscarriage. It is recommended that pregnant women consult a doctor for detailed dosage when taking Chuanbei Chenpi Lemon Paste.
Contraindications for taking Chuanbei Chenpi Lemon Paste
1. Not suitable for people with wind-cold cough
Chuanbei Chenpi Lemon Paste is suitable for treating various hot coughs with little phlegm, while the treatment of wind-cold cough should focus on warming the lungs and stopping cough. Taking Chuanbei Chenpi Lemon Paste may aggravate cough symptoms.
2. Not suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold
Chuanbei Chenpi Lemon Paste has a sweet and cool nature. It is not suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, so as not to stimulate the intestines and stomach and worsen the original symptoms of spleen deficiency, such as cold hands and feet, pale complexion, and loose stools.
3. Not suitable for people with stomach and intestinal ulcers
Such as gastric and intestinal ulcers, duodenal ulcers, etc., Chuanbei Chenpi Lemon Paste contains a lot of lemon, and lemon has more acidic substances, which can easily irritate the stomach and intestines. Taking it may cause stomach pain and even gastrointestinal bleeding.
4. Not suitable for people with diabetes
Chuanbei Chenpi Lemon Paste contains a lot of rock sugar, and the sugar substances in rock sugar are easily digested and absorbed by the body. Taking it may cause a direct increase in blood sugar levels for people with diabetes.
How to make Chuanbei Chenpi Lemon Paste
Ingredients: 1000g of lemon, 30g of Chuanbei, 30g of Chenpi, 2000g of rock sugar.
Instructions:
1. Soak the lemon in warm water, scrub off the wax on the surface with salt, and then rinse with clean water and dry.
2. Slice the dried lemon and remove the seeds.
3. Grind Chuanbei into powder, grind Chenpi into pieces, and break the rock sugar.
4. Put all the above ingredients into a stew pot without adding water, and stew them for 10 hours in a water bath.
5. Then pour out the mixture, let it cool, and store it in a glass container.
6. Finally, keep it in the refrigerator.
What to do if pregnant women have a cough
Pear Stewed with Rock Sugar
Ingredients: 1 pear, an appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Instructions:
1. Wash the pear, remove the core, and cut it into small pieces.
2. Put the cut pear into a pot, add rock sugar, and a small amount of water.
3. Stew for about 30 minutes in a water bath.
4. Suitable for treating dry cough without phlegm, dry and long-term cough, etc.
Ginger and Shredded Radish Soup
Ingredients: 50g of white radish, 25g of fresh ginger.
Instructions:
1. Wash the white radish, cut it into cubes and set aside.
2. Wash the fresh ginger, shred it, and set aside.
3. Put the white radish and shredded ginger into a pot and add an appropriate amount of water.
4. Simmer for about 15 minutes and then consume.
5. Suitable for treating wind-cold cough, nausea, and vomiting, etc.
