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Ginseng during pregnancy
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Ginseng during pregnancy is often prescribed in the form of a vitamin complex. Ginseng is considered to be one of the most effective natural preparations. The root of this plant contains about a hundred biologically active catalysts, affecting all the systems of the human body as a whole. Ginseng is recommended as a remedy that increases immunity, a remedy for fatigue, sedative, anti-inflammatory.
Ginseng has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system, increases the mental and physical capabilities of man. Often it is assigned to the field of lingering infectious diseases, some types of anemia, exhaustion of the body. Ginseng is shown during autumn-spring avitaminosis, accompanied by weakness, inhibition, a tendency to depression or when it is important to quickly concentrate before performing a difficult task.
Ginseng during pregnancy should be used strictly according to the doctor's prescription - the active substances of the ginseng root affect the tone of the uterus. If the doctor has given the go-ahead for taking the preparations containing the extract of the ginseng root, then in no case should it exceed the indicated dosage.
Can Ginseng be Pregnant?
Many pregnant women are asked this question. Of course, teas, infusions and other preparations based on the extract of ginseng root are useful, but not so safe for the body. The active substance of the root can stimulate not absolutely desirable processes - to provoke the growth of benign and malignant tumors. Moreover, if a woman has confirmed the diagnosis - mastopathy, cyst, myoma, it is better to stop using the drug based on ginseng.
Despite the fact that many of the vitamin complexes for pregnant women sold without a prescription include an extract of the ginseng root, it should be taken only after it has been agreed with the doctor who is leading the pregnancy. Ginseng raises the general level of excitability, and also increases the uterine tone, heart rate not only in the mother, but also in the fetus. This can lead to very deplorable consequences - premature birth, fetal death and miscarriage.
Whether it is possible to ginseng during pregnancy or not, it is necessary to decide with the doctor supervising pregnancy. If there are no contraindications to taking the drug, then you can use it in strictly recommended doses prescribed by the doctor.
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Benefits and harm of ginseng during pregnancy
The benefits and harm of ginseng during pregnancy, its direct effect on the fetus is not fully understood. Therefore, the data do not have a solid scientific justification. Nevertheless, scientists at the Chinese University put forward the hypothesis that those women who took prescribed ginseng-prescribed drugs, the children born had genetic abnormalities.
But, in fact, one should not be afraid of the effect of active substances of the ginseng root on the fetus, but how much of how these substances affect the muscular tone of the uterus. This can provoke the loss of pregnancy and the death of the fetus. In addition, active substances and catalysts increase blood pressure, and this creates another category of risk and poses a direct threat to the life of the mother and the future child.
With regard to the useful qualities of preparations based on ginseng, they are prescribed to pregnant women as a means of supporting the defenses of the body and increasing the overall condition. But only in those cases, if there are no contraindications.
The benefits and harm of ginseng during pregnancy are so incalculable that it is better not to risk your health and the health of the unborn child, it is better to replace ginseng preparations and as a strengthening agent to take the broth of dogrose.
Tincture of ginseng during pregnancy
Tincture of ginseng during pregnancy and during breastfeeding is contraindicated. Chinese scientists put forward the hypothesis that taking ginseng-based drugs in the first trimester of pregnancy causes developmental fetuses in the fetus. These are limb defects, pathologies of the development of the cardiovascular system of the fetus. Of course, there is no complete confirmation of this information, but some system studies have disappointing statistics on genetic abnormalities after taking medications on the basis of extract from the ginseng root.
Ginseng, or rather its active substances act as stimulants of the nervous system and are capable of raising blood pressure. In addition, changes in blood pressure negatively affect not only the condition of the future mother, but also the fetus - this can disrupt the utero-placental circulation. In turn, this leads to hypoxia of the fetus, and in severe cases, its death. Another negative effect of the catalysts of the ginseng root - these substances keep smooth muscles in tone. Of this type of musculature, the uterus is formed, therefore, tincture of ginseng during pregnancy is contraindicated, since it can lead to rejection of the fetus and its death.
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