Can pregnant women eat cinnamon?

Pregnant women can eat cinnamon, but it must be consumed in small amounts, and it is best not to eat it in early pregnancy. Cinnamon, also known as longan, is tender, juicy and tasty, rich in glucose, sucrose, protein, a variety of vitamins and minerals, which can provide energy for the body and supplement nutrition. According to Chinese medicine, cinnamon is warm, sweet and easy to help fire. Excessive consumption can easily lead to Qi imbalance in pregnant women, causing stomach gas rebellion, vomiting and other serious cases can cause abdominal pain, and may even cause miscarriage. The hazards of excessive consumption of cinnamon by pregnant women are as follows: 1, easy to cause fetal heat: Chinese medicine believes that pregnant women, after conception, due to feeding the fetus, most of the Yin and blood deficiency, Yin deficiency is easy to breed internal heat, often appear palpitations, liver fire, tongue red and other hot symptoms. The nature of cinnamon is warm, pregnant women are prone to increase the symptoms of fetal heat after excessive consumption, and may lead to miscarriage; 2, aggravate constipation: pregnant women due to the pressure of the fetus in the abdomen, prone to constipation symptoms, at this time should try to light, easy to digest diet. And cinnamon is warm, easy to help fire and hurt Yin, excessive consumption is easy to aggravate constipation symptoms, to the pregnant women themselves and the fetus is not good. In summary, pregnant women should control the amount of cinnamon, so as not to prevent the body from gathering blood to nourish the fetus. It is recommended to eat more light, easy to digest, nutritious fruits and vegetables, supplement vitamin C and ensure a balanced diet to avoid affecting the development of the fetus.