Parsley during pregnancy

Culinary experts and pharmacists can argue for a long time what parsley is: a popular seasoning or a medicinal plant? Both those and others will be right, although parsley, which is green on every vegetable garden, is still more known as a fragrant additive to different dishes and preserves. Both professionals and home cooks use fresh vitamin greens or root, increasing the taste and favor of first courses and sauces, salads and marinades.

At the same time, alternative medicine has long used the medicinal qualities of the "dacha queen" for medicinal purposes.

Can everyone carefully dress the daily menu with this greens? In particular, what is the danger of parsley during pregnancy and how does it affect the body of a pregnant woman?

Can I eat parsley during pregnancy?

A pregnant woman more than anyone else should take care of a healthy diet. Moderation is necessarily included in this concept. After all, any excess, even if it does not harm, is unlikely to benefit.

Parsley during pregnancy is also needed and useful, in the usual for seasoning quantities. Because she

• contains the iron required for the mother and the fetus in increased quantities
• is a source of minerals, antioxidants of vitamins C, K, folic acid
• eliminates gas formation, bloating and other digestive problems
• positively affects the eyesight.

Parsley retains useful properties also in dried or frozen form.

Masks from parsley cosmetologists advise to bleach the skin from unwanted pigmentation spots that disturb women in the postpartum period.

As a seasoning - always desirable in the menu. As a medicine - requires caution when dosing.

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Parsley during pregnancy in the early stages

Parsley during pregnancy (as well as other greens) should be guaranteed high-quality. If possible, grow it yourself, without chemicals and other harmful substances.

• If you buy, then carefully choose, paying attention to the appearance, freshness, smell.
• Greenhouse parsley is less useful.
• Before adding parsley to dishes, it is necessary to rinse well, remove dried and withered leaves. Even a small amount of unprocessed seasoning can cause frustration or food poisoning.

With the right dosing, parsley will supplement the woman's body with a lot of necessary substances, improve digestion, enrich with the necessary hemoglobin, calcium and phosphorus. It is parsley that will help to bear a baby without renal and cardiac edema.

Parsley during pregnancy in the early stages does not pose a threat to a healthy woman who is watching her diet and condition. No specific amount of its use is established. The decisive importance is the responsible attitude of a woman to the bearing of the child, her tastes, the individual reaction to different substances and products.

Some experts still believe that the root of parsley can conceal a threat in the early stages of pregnancy, so they recommend that women exclude it from the menu in the first trimester.

Alternative medicine since ancient times uses parsley as a herbal abortifacient. The quality of parsley is used in pregnancy to stimulate uterine muscles and cause their contraction. But this termination of pregnancy is dangerous to health; abortions can not be carried out without medical supervision.

Parsley during pregnancy in later periods

In general, as regards the quality and dosage of greenery in early pregnancy, it is absolutely necessary to adhere to all the following months. From parsley during pregnancy in the late stages, too, should not be abandoned altogether (if there are no already mentioned diseases and other contraindications), but to be cautious when using is still worth it. Because premature stimulation of the smooth muscles of the uterus is undesirable, sometimes dangerous consequences. And for good reason the peoples of the Mediterranean - the homelands of this spice at first considered it only a medicinal potion, and not spice.

• Farmakologami studied that in different parts of parsley there is a different concentration of essential oils, most of all (tenfold) - in seeds.
• Because of this, parsley seeds during pregnancy are extremely dangerous - as a powerful abortifacient.
• Therefore, despite so many food and medicinal properties, parsley in pregnancy should be used individually and with extreme caution.

A woman who gives birth to a woman will benefit, as it is a natural stimulant for lactation. In general, parsley for women is a real find in different periods of life. She is

• regulates monthly cycles
• contains substances necessary for the preparation of the body for conception
• positively affects the quantity and quality of mother's milk.

Decoction of parsley in pregnancy

Parsley is a two-year-old plant. This is a real pharmacy. In medicine, its leaves, roots, seeds are used. As a medicine, parsley is used in pregnancy as a decoction, infusion, tea.

• Decoction is a well-known alternative for the safe treatment of inflammation of the eye conjunctiva. To the eyes several times a day apply cotton swabs, impregnated with decoction. After several procedures of carvings, swelling and other symptoms of conjunctivitis disappear.
• If you are worried about gum disease, such a drug will also help to solve the problem. After boiling for two minutes a bunch of parsley in a glass of water, it should be insisted, squeezed and rinsed with a strained liquid.
• In the summer season, the plant can be used against mosquito bites. The artifacts are simply rubbed with leaves.
• Herbaceous plant with a specific spicy aroma well disinfects and refreshes the oral cavity, so it is very useful for stomatitis.

Root of parsley in pregnancy

The root of parsley holds many vitamins, so it is especially useful in the spring and winter diet. Parsley during pregnancy in the form of salad vitaminizes the organism of the future parturient, increases the protective properties against colds and other seasonal sickness.

The roots of parsley in winter are usually preserved in the same way as carrots and other root crops. Decoction from the roots - a means tested for many generations of pregnant women with swelling of the hands, feet, face. The decoction is also characterized by anti-inflammatory properties.

• It is worth recalling: parsley in pregnancy, in particular the root, requires caution. Too large a dose of its nutrients can cause irreparable harm and cause a miscarriage.
• A strong diuretic property is dangerous for patients with cystitis and kidney problems. Substances concentrated in roots and stems are an additional irritant.
• Parsley juice can cause allergies, rashes, headache.

At the slightest suspicion that the problems arise from the root of parsley, it is better to refuse or replace it with fresh herbs.

Infusion of parsley in pregnancy

Almost all mothers are familiar with the extremely uncomfortable feeling of morning sickness. It accompanies the early stage and is the very first symptom of pregnancy. To get rid of a woman from this ailment is also possible with a healing potion.

• Infusion is made from parsley seeds: a teaspoon into two cups of boiled water, to insist for eight hours, strain, use 1 st. Spoon for half an hour before meals.

Parsley in pregnancy in the form of a decoction - an effective remedy for getting rid of excessive pigmentation. Use it better with the first manifestations of spots.

• Pour a few green stems with boiling water, insist for an hour, drain and daily wash with infusion. It is even better to freeze it and rub it twice a day with ice cubes. The effect is double: depigmentation plus tonification of the skin.

Inflammatory phenomena on the face skin also disappear when washing with infusion from this garden plant.

Tea from parsley seeds during pregnancy is not recommended at all.

Benefits of parsley in pregnancy

To parsley during pregnancy brought only benefits, you do not need to abuse its amount. It is safe to say that a normal portion of a healthy pregnancy does not hurt.

• Parsley as an ornament or ingredient of the dish improves the taste and nutritional qualities of salad, soup or broth. Increases appetite and improves digestive processes, which is very important in the state of pregnancy.
• Just a few stems of the plant will provide a daily dose of vitamin C, which is contained in parsley more than in citrus and currant.
• Green parsley is rich in other vitamins: PP, K, B1, B2, E, A. Carotene in it is almost as much as in carrots.
• Satisfies the body's need for iron, phosphorus, flavonoids, folic acid.
• Increases hemoglobin, promotes the prevention of anemia.
• Thanks to potassium and magnesium protects the woman from swelling, anti-inflammatory substances relieve swelling and pain in the joints.
• Parsley during pregnancy, in the absence of any medical contraindications, is an excellent supplement in the diet of expectant mothers. Together with other herbs, it makes the food incomparably more aromatic, more pleasant in appearance and taste.

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Why can not I eat parsley during pregnancy?

The risks are that parsley in alternative medicine is considered a means to interrupt unwanted pregnancy.

It refers to stimulants of strong action that can lead to hypertension of the uterine muscles, prematurely open it and provoke a miscarriage.

Concentrated fresh juice is especially dangerous, as it contains an increased dose of these substances.

Parsley contains a hallucinogenic substance that causes loss of coordination of movements, balance, even convulsions.

Parsley during pregnancy is contraindicated in women who have problems with the kidneys: with renal stone disease, categorically - with jade.

The prohibition on the use of a popular plant concerns those who are prone to individual intolerance to leaves or the root of parsley.

If a woman already had a miscarriage, or when her pregnancy is threatened - regardless of the reasons for parsley, even in the minimum amount, you need to refuse for the entire waiting period of motherhood.

In case of doubt, the patient will always be assisted by a qualified specialist.