Can pregnant women eat Clausena lansium (wampi) if they have a cough?
Sep 20, 2022
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Guo Xiheng
Introduction
Pregnant women can moderately consume yellow-skinned fruit (wampee) when experiencing cough. Wampee is a fruit rich in vitamins, various minerals, and beneficial for gastrointestinal digestion. It provides essential vitamins and hydration for the body, and also helps promote digestion, resolve phlegm, stimulate saliva production, quench thirst, and nourish and strengthen the stomach. When pregnant women have a cough, moderate consumption of wampee can promote saliva secretion, help relieve dryness and thirst, and clear heat to reduce internal heat.
Generally, pregnant women can适量 eat Chinese olive (yellow-skinned fruit) when experiencing cough. The detailed analysis is as follows:
Chinese olive is a fruit rich in vitamins, various minerals, and components that aid gastrointestinal digestion. It provides essential vitamins and hydration for the body and has effects of promoting digestion, resolving phlegm, generating body fluids, relieving thirst, nourishing and strengthening the stomach. When pregnant women with cough consume Chinese olive in moderation, it can stimulate saliva secretion, help generate body fluids and relieve thirst, and clear heat to reduce internal fire. Meanwhile, the abundant nutrients in Chinese olives can supplement nutritional deficiencies in pregnant women and support normal fetal growth and development. Additionally, Chinese olives contain organic acids, pectin, and other components; consuming them during cough episodes may enhance immune function and alleviate discomforts such as coughing and phlegm production. Therefore, pregnant women with cough can eat Chinese olives.
Although eating Chinese olives offers many benefits for pregnant women, it is recommended to consume them in moderation to avoid overburdening the gastrointestinal system, which could lead to discomforts such as bloating or abdominal pain.
