TCM view on crabs, lobsters and prawns during Pregnancy

[Guest guest]

many of my aunts, friends, etc said pregnant women shouldn't eat crabs,

lobsters, prawns because it is " toxic " . I wonder if there is a basis

based on TCM or just an old wives tale.

 

Marilyn

[Guest guest]

I had a classically-trained TCM teacher who told people with certain

conditions to avoid shellfish such as you describe. The reasoning had more

to do with their salty nature, I believe. Salty flavor is said to " soften

hardness " in TCM. Perhaps that applies to a fetus too. I dunno, really.

 

On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 9:42 PM, emailme_marilyn

<emailme_marilynwrote:

 

> many of my aunts, friends, etc said pregnant women shouldn't eat crabs,

> lobsters, prawns because it is " toxic " . I wonder if there is a basis

> based on TCM or just an old wives tale.

>

> Marilyn

>

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I don't know about TCM, but I don't think this to be an ol wive's tale

since these crestations are like garbage disposales for the waters.

Toxic seems to be a good word.

 

Chinese Traditional Medicine , " emailme_marilyn "

<emailme_marilyn wrote:

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> many of my aunts, friends, etc said pregnant women shouldn't eat

crabs,

> lobsters, prawns because it is " toxic " . I wonder if there is a basis

> based on TCM or just an old wives tale.

>

> Marilyn

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah, there can be mercury poisoning in them. I think in dietary

therapy, shrimp are considered to tonify yangqi.

 

 

 

ruth.99999 wrote:

> I don't know about TCM, but I don't think this to be an ol wive's tale

> since these crestations are like garbage disposales for the waters.

> Toxic seems to be a good word.

>

> Chinese Traditional Medicine , " emailme_marilyn "

> <emailme_marilyn wrote:

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>> many of my aunts, friends, etc said pregnant women shouldn't eat

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> crabs,

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>> lobsters, prawns because it is " toxic " . I wonder if there is a basis

>> based on TCM or just an old wives tale.

>>

>> Marilyn

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