Goji berry is really good to people with rich nutrition. Modern nutrition analysis shows that goji berry contains abundant polysaccharide, fat, protein, free amino acid, vitamin B1, B2, E, C, and carotenes which can nourish the pregnant is also rich in goji berry.
Furthermore, goji berry also contains large amounts of mineral elements such as potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, manganese, zinc, selenium, which play an important part in retarding aging, regulating immune activity, and enriching blood, pregnant women suffered from anemia can nourish blood by eating goji berry. Thus it can be seen that pregnant women can eat goji berry in a proper amount, but people should pay attention to the way to eat, different ways of eating cause different results. Pregnant women are better to consult a doctor whether the ways they chosen will has an effect on their babies.
Attentions for pregnant women when eating goji berry.
People should not only remember the benefits, but also pay attention to the restrictions when eating. Let’s look at the following things that pregnant women should be careful to.
- Pay attention to consumption: goji berry belongs to warm tonic, eating too much may cause fetal movement， even may cause an abortion. So pregnant women are not advised to eat it, at most 10 a day.
- Boiling time should not be too long: goji berry should not be soaked for a long time both in boiling water and soup. Soaking too long will make effect in loss of trace elements. Goji berry should be put before the soup is cooked in order to ensure effects.
- Pregnant women who are not suitable to eat: goji berry is warm, the pregnant who is having a cold, a fever, diarrhea or body inflammation should not eat it. Pregnant women suffered from hypertension or hyperglycemia is not suitable to eat goji berry. Meanwhile, goji berry has a role of exciting nerve, so it is also unsuitable for the short-tempered.
- Pay attention to the purchase and preservation methods: while selecting the goji berry, people should choose those that are colored red with glossy, big with abundant flesh, ended with a white fruit stalk marks, and sweet with fresh taste. Goji berry should be sealed in a dry, cool and airy place. Because it is easy to be oxidized, damped, discolored and damaged by worms.
