There is no clear research to prove that you can’t drink Poria Gravy Soup when you are pregnant, so you can drink Poria Gravy Soup in moderation when you are pregnant after following your doctor’s advice.
Poria, sweet, light, flat, into the spleen, heart, kidney, lung meridian. It has the effects of tranquilizing the heart and tranquillizing the mind, strengthening the spleen, and inducing diuresis and seepage of dampness (promoting the operation of water to get rid of dampness). It is mainly used for edema and low urine output, phlegm-drinking vertigo and palpitation (vertigo and palpitation caused by phlegm-drinking and evil qi), deficiency of the spleen and low food intake, loose stools (thin and unshaped feces), uneasiness of the heart and mind, palpitation and insomnia, and so on.
Gorgon fruit, sweet, astringent, flat, into the spleen, kidney meridian. It has the efficacy of removing dampness and stopping bandage, fixing essence and kidney, tonifying the spleen and stopping diarrhea, and is mainly used for seminal emission and slippery semen, frequent urination, prolonged diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, leucorrhoea (turbidity of urine like white slurry), and subluxation of the bandage.
Pregnant women can drink some Poria Gravy Soup in moderation to improve the uncomfortable symptoms of pregnancy, but must be in moderation. Pregnant women are advised to consume it under the guidance of a medical professional for evidence-based guidance to avoid adverse consequences.