Can you trust the dietary remedies related to parenting in The Story of Yanxi Palace?

The palace drama \”Story of Yanxi Palace\” almost dominated the hot searches in August, and half of the circle of friends were watching this drama. From Fu Ying\’s CP to Wei Long\’s girl, from the concubine\’s transformation from white lotus to black to clothing accessories, etc., it has become a hot topic of discussion. I have also been following this drama recently. In addition to watching various sadistic plots, there are also some tricks in the drama that use the toxicity and pharmacology of food to cause pregnant concubines to miscarry and make princes sick. For example, they want to use loquat ointment. Making pregnant nobles abort, feeding greasy food to their children, causing them to become feverish and comatose, and using them as a means to steal their children. Some of the methods seem very useful in the drama, but it is inevitable that some methods are clever but misguided, and they harm others instead of themselves. . Do these dietary remedies for parenting in the play make sense? In reality, should we laugh it off or should we keep it in mind? Today we come to August 18th! New loquat leaves are poisonous, can they cause miscarriage? In the second episode of Story of Yanxi Palace, the pregnant Yuguiren was forced by Concubine Gao to drink an unknown medicinal soup, but the queen who arrived in time stopped her. The shocked Yuguiren claimed that the soup was poisonous, but upon investigation, the imperial doctor discovered that the soup was poisonous. What Concubine Gao asked her to drink was just loquat paste, which was not toxic. Yu Guiren always felt that something was wrong. He felt that the loquat paste was poisonous, but he could not tell what was wrong. Just when Yu Guiren was confused, Wei Yingluo, who came to deliver clothes, told her that loquat ointment is usually made from old leaves because the old leaves are non-toxic, while the new leaves and core are poisonous, especially the new leaves of loquat, which are weakly toxic. Although it cannot be detected by examination, long-term use can cause difficulty breathing and vomiting, and pregnant women may suffer miscarriages or even die. Does this paragraph make you panic? Because boiling loquat leaves in water can relieve coughs, moisten the lungs and promote body fluids. Many people like to directly pick fresh loquat leaves and boil water to relieve coughs. After the TV broadcast, many people were doubtful and worried that fresh loquat leaves would really be poisonous. First of all, what everyone needs to know is that the so-called new leaves and old leaves here refer to fresh loquat leaves and dried aged loquat leaves. If you carefully check the medical classics, you will find that medical books such as \”Bielu\”, \”Medicinal Properties\”, \”Southern Yunnan Materia Medica\”, \”Compendium of Materia Medica\”, and \”Compendium of Materia Medica\” only record the medicinal properties of loquat leaves, which are slightly cool in nature. Bitter, enters the lung and stomach meridians, has the effects of clearing the lungs and stomach, lowering qi and resolving phlegm. The \”Compendium of Materia Medica\” also specifically mentions that decoction of loquat leaves with ginger can have an antiemetic effect during pregnancy. But I haven’t found any book that explains the difference between new leaves and old leaves. If new loquat leaves are poisonous and old loquat leaves are non-toxic, then it must be found in ancient medical books. Since there is no clear explanation in ancient medical books, it is basically certain that in terms of medicinal properties, the difference between new loquat leaves and old leaves is not that big. But why are people more accustomed to using old loquat leaves? The main reason is that there is a layer of fine hair on the surface of new loquat leaves, which is very slightly toxic. When boiling water with new loquat leaves, you must first carefully remove the fuzz on the surface. If not removed, it will not only not relieve the cough, but will aggravate the cough, and the fine hairs will irritate the oral mucosa, cause oral inflammation, and even cause throat edema. , vomiting, etc. Therefore, when boiling new loquat leaves in water or boiling loquat dew, be sure to remove the fluff and clean them before use. I used to cook a lot with new loquat leavesThis cough drop is really effective in relieving coughs, but this layer of fluff is very difficult to remove, and you have to use a brush to remove it. But Chen loquat leaves don’t have this trouble. Because this layer of fluff will automatically fall off when the loquat leaves are dried, so you don’t need to brush them hard and you can use them directly. Therefore, loquat leaves are used as medicine. Most of the commercially available loquat ointment, loquat cough syrup, etc. are also made of loquat leaves. For convenience of cooking, old loquat leaves are usually used. What everyone needs to pay attention to when taking loquat leaves to relieve cough is that because loquat leaves are cooling in nature, only use loquat leaves to boil water or take loquat dew unless you are 100% sure that it is a hot cough. When you are in doubt, especially In the early stage of a cough, try not to boil water directly with loquat leaves or flowers to relieve the cough. I would also like to remind everyone that loquat cores are also poisonous. This is a characteristic of plant seeds. In order to protect the seeds from passing on, the cores of many fruits are toxic, such as apple cores and pear cores. Therefore, do not eat the core when eating fruit. Conclusion: Loquat leaves can be used with confidence, but the fuzz must be carefully removed when using new leaves! Does eating too many sweets make children more likely to get jaundice? Yu Guiren\’s child was really full of twists and turns. First, he was almost aborted by Loquat Lu, and then he was assassinated by Concubine Gao\’s men. He was also chased by Concubine Gao\’s dog. He was almost too frightened to survive. He finally overcame many difficulties and was born smoothly, but the little brother was born. Shi was covered in red and yellow and was born with a golden head. He was also regarded as a symbol of ominous fate and faced the risk of execution at birth. Fortunately, Ye Tianshi, a folk doctor, diagnosed the child with infantile jaundice caused by maternal cholestasis. At this time, the heroine Yingluo on the side remembered that Yugui always ate sweet scones, sugar cakes and other sweets when she was pregnant. After hearing this, Ye Tianshi said that pregnant women who often eat sweet and greasy food can easily cause cholestasis, and their babies may suffer from infantile jaundice. Is this statement true? I believe that many mothers can’t help but laugh when they recall their babies being born with jaundice. As we all know, neonatal jaundice is a symptom that appears in every newborn baby after birth. Generally, babies begin to develop jaundice 2-3 days after birth, with the skin, sclera, urine, etc. all over the body turning yellow. This symptom is called physiological jaundice and will generally subside within 10-14 days. The main reason for neonatal jaundice is that when the fetus is in the mother\’s belly, it mainly relies on the blood and oxygen supplied by the placenta to grow. At this time, the fetus is in a hypoxic environment, and more red blood cells must carry oxygen to supply the fetus to meet its needs. But after birth, the baby begins to breathe on its own, the hypoxic environment changes, and the demand for red blood cells also decreases. As a result, too many red blood cells are destroyed and decomposed, resulting in excessive bilirubin. At this time, the newborn\’s liver function is imperfect and the enzyme system is immature. It cannot process excess bilirubin and excrete it out of the body, but can only accumulate it in the blood. This bilirubin, like a yellow dye, flows with the blood and dyes the baby\’s skin and sclera yellow, eventually leading to neonatal jaundice. Therefore, neonatal jaundice is a normal physiological symptom. No matter what the mother eats during pregnancy, the baby will develop jaundice after birth. Although the cause of neonatal jaundice has nothing to do with the mother\’s diet, the mother\’s improper dietIt will aggravate neonatal jaundice! Especially if the mother consumes too many sweets, the baby who drinks breast milk is prone to symptoms of jaundice that will not go away. Last year, a mother sent me a message asking me whether pediatric massage can treat neonatal jaundice. She said that her son was one and a half months old, but his jaundice index was still very high. She had tried many methods but to no avail. I told her that the baby was too young and she could use massage to help treat jaundice, but she also needed to check her eating habits and care methods. I guided her in the massage techniques and told her the dietary precautions. I told her to eat more green leafy vegetables and fresh fruits and less sweets and greasy foods. This mother thought about it and told me that she never liked eating green leafy vegetables. During the confinement period, because the food was relatively light, in order to adjust her appetite, she often ate a lot of sugar, and even added a tablespoon of sugar to the porridge she drank every day. go on. I asked her to change her eating habits. Cut out sweets and increase your intake of green leafy vegetables. A week later, the mother told me that after adjusting her diet, the baby\’s jaundice quickly subsided. Therefore, a mother’s intake of too many sweets is not the direct cause of jaundice, but it can cause jaundice to persist! Therefore, the diet during pregnancy and lactation must pay attention to the nutritional ratio and eat less sweets and greasy foods. Jiabi asked Si Age to eat greasy food and cause a fever. Is this really the case? Jia\’s concubine\’s son was sent to be raised by Concubine Xian. In order to regain her son, Jia\’s concubine did not hesitate to let the wet nurse feed greasy food to her 2-year-old Si\’age, which caused gastrointestinal discomfort in Si\’e. High fever persists. Although Jia Bin\’s trick was eventually discovered, she was reduced to a noob and relegated to the sidelines. But doesn’t eating greasy food really cause gastrointestinal discomfort and fever in children? The answer is yes. I once encountered Zai Zai suffering from diarrhea and fever due to eating too greasy food. That was when he was more than 1 year old. One time, the family was making hand cakes. The hand cakes were already oily and Zaizai loved eating them, so I didn’t stop him and let him eat a few more pieces. Not long after eating, he suddenly started crying loudly. At first I thought he was sleepy, so it took me a long time to coax him. He was particularly troubled that day, and it wasn\’t until an hour later that I discovered that he had diarrhea. By the time I found out, he had already had diarrhea many times, and his buttocks were red. He had a fever that afternoon. I suffered from fever and diarrhea for several days, so I was particularly impressed. The baby\’s spleen and stomach are weak, the intestines are not fully developed, and the digestive capacity is limited. If you eat more food than your gastrointestinal capacity can bear, you are particularly prone to problems. Often if you eat something a little greasy or a little sweet, your body will go into trouble. Some children will have persistent diarrhea, while others will have food accumulation due to eating too much meat, sweets, etc. Diarrhea and food accumulation can cause fever. Therefore, the diet for the child should be light, and eat less oily and sweet foods. If the food consumes too much meat and high-protein foods, it is necessary to eat hawthorn, Jiao Sanxian, etc. in time to relieve greasiness, so that the child can Your baby will be healthier and less likely to get sick! You can’t eat sweets when you have a cough. Can’t you take ginseng and Sichuan scallops together? In the 52nd episode, the fifth elder brother who was suffering from a cough was suddenly poisoned and fell into a coma. People in Yugui claimed that the fifth elder brother was poisoned because ofWei Yingluo gave him Caowu, \”My fifth elder brother has been suffering from cough recently, and he is treating it with Sichuan Fritillary. Sichuan Fritillary and Caowu should never be taken at the same time, otherwise there is a high risk of poisoning and general paralysis due to the conflicting properties of the medicines.\” , persistent pain and other symptoms.” According to the diagnosis by Imperial Physician Ye, Fifth Brother\’s poisoning was not caused by eating Sichuan Fritillaries and Caowu at the same time, but by taking a large amount of ginseng tablets while taking Sichuan Fritillaries. \”Fifth Brother was young and strong, but excessive consumption of ginseng caused breathlessness.\” , the body is greatly damaged.” Is it really fatal if a child eats Sichuan clams and cucumbers together? Will it really harm the body if a child eats Sichuan clams and large amounts of ginseng slices together? Before answering this question, we need to first understand some of the respective effects of Sichuan clamshell, Caowu, and ginseng. Sichuan Fritillaria is cold and slightly bitter. It is a good medicine for clearing away heat and moisturizing the lungs, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It is more effective for cough caused by lung heat. Cao Wu is hot in nature and bitter in taste, and has the effects of dispelling wind and cold, dehumidifying and relieving pain. Caowu itself is toxic to a certain extent and should not be taken in large amounts. If you want to exert its medicinal effect, you must use processed Cao Wu. We can also find that the medicinal properties of Caowu and Chuanbei are completely opposite. One is cold and the other is hot, so they are not suitable for use together. If done at the same time, it may cause symptoms such as chest tightness and difficulty breathing in the child. Similarly, let’s take a look at the effects of ginseng. Ginseng is warm in nature and bitter in taste, and it is a good medicine for replenishing qi. When coughing, taking Sichuan clamshell and ginseng at the same time will have opposite medicinal effects, so they should not be taken at the same time. The most important thing is that ginseng can replenish qi and raise yang. Children are already rich in yang energy. After eating ginseng, they often have excessive yang energy and suffer from nosebleeds. A mother once told me that her child had been suffering from nosebleeds for half a year. Sometimes when she woke up in the morning, there would be a large puddle of blood on the pillow, which was very scary. Later, we analyzed and found that the child started to have nosebleeds after drinking a tonic ginseng and black-bone chicken soup for several days during the Chinese New Year. Children\’s physiques are completely different from adults. Try not to give children various supplements. In this play, there is another scene that left a particularly deep impression on me. Before the fifth elder brother fell into coma, he went to the Yanxi Palace. After eating a piece of snacks, he coughed several times. When Wei Yingluo saw this, she stopped the fifth elder brother. I want to eat some snacks again because I can’t eat sweets when I’m coughing. So can you eat sweets when you have a cough? I would like to remind everyone here that sweets are absolutely not allowed to be eaten during a cough! Candies, cakes, snacks, desserts, etc. must all be given up. Because sweet and greasy food can promote dampness and phlegm, aggravating coughing. I have never had such personal experience before. When Zaizai was young, he was rarely given sweets. My friend told me that sweets can make coughing worse, but I didn’t quite believe it. Once, when Zaizai was in the middle class of kindergarten, his cough was almost gone. One day after school, the kindergarten children distributed candies, and Zaizai also received one. He ate it without hesitation. My heart skipped a beat, but I thought he was almost healed and a candy wouldn\’t have any impact, so I didn\’t stop him. Not long after returning home, he started coughing violently. I quickly helped him deal with it for several days before he recovered. But one time cannot explain the problem. What if it is caused by eating something else? In order to test whether candy can really aggravate coughing, I had a cough with my husband that winter.When I was coughing, I made a special experiment. The two of them, who usually don\’t eat sweets, tried some candies, and sure enough, their coughing worsened. Therefore, when the child is coughing, the mother must strictly control the child and must not eat sweets. It is too late to eat desserts after the cough has been cured for a week. Not only sweets, there are many taboos during a cough. During a cough, you must avoid fish, shrimp, seafood, fried, fatty, greasy, and high-salt and sugary foods! Overall, most of the dietary remedies in Story of Yanxi Palace are worthy of careful consideration. However, when we are raising our children, the most important thing is the old saying: \”If you want a child to be safe, you must be hungry and cold.\” There are also many jokes about how women take care of their bodies and various taboos during pregnancy. If you are interested, we can watch it next time!