September 12, 2018
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【懷孕百科】下肢水腫時可用溫水泡腳
孕媽媽去水腫食材
「如何去水腫」絕對是孕媽媽在網上搜尋字眼的三甲之列，望著自己的小腿漸漸變粗，用手指按下去，凹陷處不會立即回復，就是水腫情況，嚴重起來甚至連原本的鞋也穿不下。中醫理論認為妊娠水腫是常見的現象，因水氣阻滯而起，究其原因是脾胃素弱，脾虛不能運化水濕，引致水腫。
一般去水腫食材屬性偏寒涼又或有活血功效，孕媽媽們不宜使用，懷孕期間如欲紓緩水腫問題，可以在湯水中適量加入屬性平和的眉豆、赤小豆、淮山、茯苓、扁豆衣及陳皮，或者用赤小豆煲水飲用，以紓緩水腫情況。
孕媽媽適用去水腫食材：
眉豆 — 性平，健脾和胃。
赤小豆 — 性平，利水消腫。
淮山 — 又稱山藥，性平，健脾養胃，補肺生津，感冒未清者及便秘人士不宜多吃。
茯苓 — 性平，健脾滲濕。
扁豆衣 — 性平，健脾化濕。
陳皮 — 性平，理氣健脾、燥濕化痰，舒緩孕婦的作悶欲吐。
赤小豆陳皮水
材料：赤小豆約40克、陳皮1角、片糖適量
做法：材料洗淨，鍋子內加入約800毫升水，加入材料將水煮滾後調細火煮20分鐘，最後加入片糖即可。
Ingredients to relieve swelling for expecting mothers
How to get rid of swelling is something most expecting mother worry about. As your legs become thicker, and your skin doesn’t bounce back when pressed, those are signs of edema. Some may even start to not fit in their shoes. Chinese medicine theory says that pregnancy bloating is due to weakened spleen and stomach leading to water retention.
Typical ingredients to dispel dampness are cold in nature or has healing effects to promote circulation which are not suitable for pregnant ladies. Try adding in mild natured ingredients such as black-eyed peas, rice bean, Chinese yam, poria, hyacinth bean, and dried citrus peel into your soup to relieve bloating.
Ingredients to relieve bloating:
Black eyed pea- mild in nature, strengthens the spleen and stomach
Rice bean- mild in nature, promotes diuresis and relieve bloating
Chinese yam- mild in nature, strengthens the spleen and nourishes the stomach, replenishis the lungs and promotes fluid production. Not suitable for those recovering from cold/flu or those prone to constipation
Poria- mild in nature, strengthens the spleen and dispels dampness
Hyacinth bean- mild in nature, strengthens the spleen and dispels dampness
Dried citrus peel- mild in nature, regulates qi and strengthens the spleen, dispels dampness and relieves phlegm, alleviates nausea for expecting mothers
