Can I eat kudzu root powder when I am pregnant?

Women should not feel unfamiliar with Pueraria powder. Pueraria powder is a powdered substance made by grinding Pueraria root. It can play a role in breast enhancement, beauty and skin care. Therefore, a small number of women have formed the habit of eating dog meat powder regularly, but Pueraria powder is a cold food in nature. So can women continue to take Pueraria powder during pregnancy?

Pueraria powder has breast enhancement and beauty effects for women, but pregnant women are not suitable for consuming Pueraria powder because it is cold in nature. If pregnant women eat too much, it may be harmful to the fetus and easily cause miscarriage.

Moreover, Pueraria powder has the effect of phytoestrogen. Estrogen is prohibited during pregnancy and will affect the development of the fetus. Therefore, pregnant women are not suitable for taking Pueraria powder.

The efficacy and function of Pueraria root powder

1. Breast augmentation

The breast enhancement effect of Pueraria powder has made it a hot topic. It contains flavonoids, a type of phytoestrogen that can mimic the estrogen secreted by women themselves, thereby promoting the growth of breast cells and achieving the effect of breast enhancement. Moreover, Pueraria powder can stimulate the metabolism of connective tissue and skin cells, making the breasts more upright and elastic, and shaping a perfect breast shape.

2. Reduce fire and detoxify

Wild Pueraria contains a large amount of dietary fiber, which can help the human body excrete toxins, reduce the incidence of cancer, and enhance the body's disease resistance. It can also promote the production of body fluids and quench thirst, and has a good therapeutic effect on sore throats caused by colds, mouth ulcers, and diarrhea in children. It also has the effect of cooling down and reducing internal heat.

3. Anti-cancer

Pueraria powder contains a variety of amino acids and trace elements needed by the human body. It is very high in calcium, zinc and phosphorus. The selenium-rich element it contains also has anti-cancer effects.

4. Regulate endocrine

Because Pueraria root contains high levels of phytoestrogens, it can regulate endocrine, activate ovarian activity, make women's skin smoother and more delicate, and eliminate acne in adolescent women. Therefore, it can be said that Pueraria root has the effect of repairing the skin and making women look younger. Because the endocrine system is coordinated, a woman's inner and outer appearance will improve.

5. Lower blood sugar and blood lipids

According to Chinese medicinal materials and clinical introduction, the combination of puerarin and aspirin (50 mg once a day) can lower blood sugar and has a strong lipid-lowering function, and has medicinal value.

6. Helps with hangovers

Pueraria root can also be used to sober up, which is also recorded in ancient books. "Materia Medica Treatise" says that Pueraria root "is an appetite-stimulating and digestive stimulant, and is mainly used to sober up for alcohol and relieve thirst"; "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica" records that Pueraria root powder "sobers up for alcohol"; "Qianjin Fang" says "One dou and two liters of Pueraria root juice can be drunk to treat drunkenness."