Can pregnant women take traditional Chinese medicine?

　　Can pregnant women take traditional Chinese medicine? What Chinese medicines should not be taken by pregnant women? Traditional Chinese medicines that should not be taken during pregnancy can be roughly divided into three categories:

　　①Drugs that are absolutely contraindicated: croton, morning glory, cantharidin, lead powder, mercury, spurge, musk, achyranthes, pokeweed, centipede, etc.

　　②Drugs that should be avoided as much as possible: aconite, aconite, raw rhubarb, Glauber's salt, kansui, genkwa, trigonellae, raw Nanxing, Lingxiaohua, Liujinu, verbena, saponaria, raw Wulingzhi, pangolin, Shegan, realgar, borax, etc.

　　③Avoid using drugs alone: ​​angelica tail, safflower, peach kernel, cattail, sappan wood, turmeric, citrus aurantium, betel nut, magnolia bark, Sichuan pepper, gallnut, bezoar, Akebia, talc, etc.

　　From the perspective of drug properties, all drugs that are important, slippery, breakthrough, severe diarrhea, spicy, poisonous, and hot are within the scope of contraindications.