Pregnant Women Often Drinking Herbal Packaging, Safe or Not?
Surabaya, In the Javanese society, there is a belief that pregnant women consume certain herbs for the health of the fetus. One of the beliefs is to drink a sinom to make the baby's skin white putih.Idealnya herbal medicine for pregnant women made their own. However, due to limited time or busyness, some pregnant women buy herbs that have been packaged in the market. So is this safe? Prof. Dr. Mangestuti Agil, MS, Apt, from the Faculty of Pharmacy of Airlangga University does not recommend this kind of herbal medicine because of its doubtful quality. The pregnant mother should not eat 'anything' other than doctor's recommendation, he stated in Herba Talks at Airlangga University Library Surabaya, Tuesday (21/2/2017). He added, this is not only applicable to herbal medicine alone, but also other beverage packaging because it is feared will affect the growth of fetus. However, it does not mean pregnant women should not consume herbal medicine. Even if you want, well yes still make yourself. Because of pregnant women the key word should be extra careful, he continued. Also read: The Dangers of Raw Egg Consumption Similarly, Dr. Raymond R Tjandrawinata, PhD, Executive Director of Dexa Laboratories of Biomolecular Sciences (DLBS) also mentioned. According to him, the provision of traditional herbs or herbs to pregnant women should be careful because it is not impossible that the condition of the fetus will be affected. Actually, if already researched in the form of drugs and capsules is not a problem. But if still herbal avoid or not excessive. Fear of malformations in the fetus, Raymond told detikHealth some time ago. He took the example of ginger. For pregnant women, ginger is one of the mainstay ingredients to overcome nausea and dizziness during pregnancy. However, it should be understood that the active content in ginger can trigger a contraction in pregnant women. If 1 clove I think it does not matter. But yes it was as long as not excessive. Any medicine if consumed in excess and not appropriate dosage will certainly cause side effects, pungkasnya.Baca also: Pregnant Mom and Safe Babies Drinking Herbal Medicine, Origin ... (lll / vit)
