Can pregnant women drink pepper and brown sugar water?

First of all, black pepper is a spicy food with great stimulation. It belongs to hot food. A small amount of black pepper can increase appetite, but eating it frequently will cause internal heat and may also cause constipation. White pepper powder can remove fishy smell, strengthen the spleen and appetite, and has a therapeutic effect on indigestion. However, white pepper powder is a condiment for spicy food. New mothers after giving birth should pay attention to a light taste in their diet, and eat less or no irritating seasonings.

Next is brown sugar. Brown sugar contains soft white sugar, and its nutrients are easy to digest and absorb. Appropriate consumption can quickly replenish energy. Old brown sugar is a recognized top-quality blood tonic after childbirth. It has the effects of replenishing blood and qi, warming the body, removing blood stasis, and facilitating urination. It can make pregnant women urinate smoothly, promote the discharge of postpartum lochia, and help the body recover. Brown sugar is rich in iron, which can prevent anemia after birth.

However, it is not suitable to eat too much, so as to avoid getting angry, constipation, mouth sores, and indigestion; it is not suitable to take too much or for too long, because taking it for too long may even cause continuous bleeding and unclean lochia. It is best to take it 7-10 days after giving birth. But please note that people with diabetes should not eat it.

Old brown sugar and small soaked pepper can dispel stomach cold

According to traditional Chinese medicine, pepper has the effect of warming and transforming cold phlegm, and relieving gas. It can treat abdominal pain, diarrhea, and loss of appetite caused by chest distension and cold. To treat this type of disease, grind 0.6-1.5 grams of pepper into powder and swallow it with water and brown sugar. You can also soak pepper in medicinal wine and apply it to the chest to treat stomach pain caused by cold. In addition, after crushing the peppercorns, rinse with boiling water, and then soak them with brown sugar ginger water for 2-3 days. Taking it internally can treat stomach pain caused by stomach cold.

Pepper can raise blood pressure. Many patients with low blood pressure take pepper. However, patients with optic artery hemorrhage and muscle spasm due to high blood pressure should not take pepper.

Pepper powder is also used to treat fever and cold caused by cold. Add pepper powder, brown sugar, ginger slices, and Coca-Cola to boil and drink, which is very effective in preventing influenza.