Pregnant women can take umeboshi.
Umei is sour in flavor and flat in nature, and it belongs to the meridians of liver, spleen, lung and large intestine. It has the effect of astringing the lung (astringent lung qi), astringent intestines, generating fluids, and tranquilizing roundworms. It is mainly used for lung deficiency and prolonged cough, prolonged diarrhea and dysentery, deficiency heat and thirst (thirst caused by Yin deficiency in the body, drinking does not quench thirst), roundworms and abdominal pain and vomiting.
Clinically, if the patient has a prolonged cough of lung deficiency, deficiency heat and thirst, prolonged diarrhea and dysentery, etc., should be astringent lung, astringent intestines, the production of fluids, can be treated with umeboshi. The sourness and astringency of umeboshi is astringent, so it should not be taken by those who feel external evil or have solid heat and stagnation inside. Pregnant women are not contraindicated for this product, so pregnant women can take umeboshi.
If pregnant women want to take Chinese medicinal preparations containing umeboshi or food containing umeboshi, they should consult a medical doctor and follow the doctor’s instructions in order to avoid adverse reactions.