Whether it is to protect the fetus during pregnancy or to discharge lochia after delivery, Angelica sinensis is an indispensable and important medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine decoction, but if it is not cooked properly, it will harm the body. The cooking method of Angelica sinensis is very different from that of placing it before and after delivery and decocting it for a long time after delivery.
Wu Zongxiu, director of pharmacy department of Linsen Hospital of Taipei United Hospital, pointed out that Angelica sinensis has both uterine contractions and has a two-way effect on the uterus. Angelica volatile oil is oil-soluble and can relax uterine smooth muscle, that is, it has the function of protecting fetus; Alkaloids are water-soluble substances, which have the function of contracting uterus and are used to discharge lochia after delivery.
How to give full play to the expected efficacy of Angelica depends on how her mother-in-law cooks Angelica. Pharmacist Wu Zongxiu reminded that the cooking methods of Angelica sinensis before and after delivery are very different, and the wrong cooking methods are really fatal. It is suggested to memorize the cross mantra of "fry lochia for a long time, then come down and have children" and calculate the cooking time of Angelica sinensis.
To promote uterine contraction and prevent miscarriage, the decoction should be "after" and angelica should be placed at the last 10 minute of decoction; If the cooking time is too long, it will lead to the dissolution of a large number of alkaloid water-soluble substances, which will cause uterine contraction and increase the probability of miscarriage.
If you want to enhance uterine contraction, fry for about 50 minutes to remove its volatile oil. If the angelica in the postpartum biochemical soup is not put in first and the decocting time is not long enough, it will affect the lochia elimination effect of the biochemical soup, and the result may be counterproductive.