子在腹中，资母之气血而生，孕妇饮食，皆生子之气血者也。故凡厌忌之物，所当屏戒，苟恣性偏嗜，
不但能触动胎气，且临蓐艰难，能令子残母损，慎之，戒之。食羊肉，子多白睛，且多病。豆酱雀肉同食，子
生点黯黑子。食羊肝，子多厄。食鳖肉，子项短，且能损胎。食犬肉，子无声音。食鲤 鱼，及同鸡子食，子
害疳。食螃蟹，子横生。食野禽肉，子无耻，且多淫。鸡蛋同桑椹食，倒生。食姜椒，子气促，且痘毒盛。
食田鸡、鳝鱼，子喑哑。多食姜，子生岐指，并主多疮。食驴、
马肉，过月难产。多饮烧酒，子秃头，成瞽。食兔肉，子缺唇。鸡肉糯米同食，子生寸白虫。多食盐，子
解颅。食冰水，并冷物过多，胞衣迟下。食慈姑，消胎气。豆酱同藿香食之堕胎。食一切无鳞鱼难产。食
诸般菌，生子惊风而夭。食雀脑，令子雀目。多食酸伤肝。多食苦伤心。多食甘伤脾。多食辛伤肺。多
食碱伤肾。过喜，则伤心而气散。过怒，则伤肝而气上。过思，则伤脾而气郁。过忧，则伤肺而气结。
过恐，则伤肾而气下。
斑水蛭地胆虫，乌头附子及天雄。踯躅野葛蝼蛄类，乌喙侧子与虻虫。牛黄水银同巴豆，大戟蛇蜕及蜈
蚣。牛膝藜芦和薏苡，金银锡粉黄雌雄。牙硝芒硝牡丹桂，蜥蜴飞生与 虫。代赭蚱蝉胡粉麝，芫花薇HT 草三棱。槐
子牵牛并皂角，跻螬桃核共茅根。
干姜 砂与干漆， 草伤胎一样同。瞿麦芦茹蟹甲爪， 皮赤箭赤头红。马刀石蚕衣鱼辈，半夏南星
通草同。凡遇胎前除各味，又能活泼号良工。
The fetus in the womb is nourished and grown by the mother's Qi and Blood. The food consumed by the pregnant woman ultimately transforms into the Qi and Blood that nourish the fetus. Therefore, all foods that are contraindicated must be avoided and abstained from. If one indulges in specific tastes or develops a strong preference for certain foods, it not only disturbs the fetal Qi but also leads to difficult labor, potentially causing fetal deformity and maternal injury. One must be cautious and strictly observe these prohibitions.
Consuming mutton may result in the child having white sclerae and being prone to illness. Eating bean paste together with sparrow meat may cause the child to be born with dark spots or moles. Consuming sheep liver may lead to a life full of misfortune. Eating turtle meat may result in a short neck in the child and can damage the fetal vitality. Consuming dog meat may cause the child to be born without a cry. Eating carp, especially when combined with chicken eggs, may predispose the child to gan syndrome (pediatric malnutrition/digestive disorder). Eating crab may lead to breech presentation. Consuming wild game meat may result in a lack of sense of shame and promiscuous behavior in the child. Eating eggs together with mulberries may cause breech birth. Consuming ginger and Sichuan pepper may cause rapid breathing in the child and severe smallpox/toxin accumulation. Eating frogs and eels may result in hoarseness or aphonia in the child. Excessive consumption of ginger may cause polydactyly (extra fingers) and a tendency toward skin sores. Consuming donkey or horse meat may lead to post-term difficult labor. Drinking excessive distilled spirits may cause alopecia (hair loss) and blindness in the child. Eating rabbit meat may cause cleft lip. Eating chicken together with glutinous rice may result in the presence of tapeworms (Taenia saginata) in the child. Excessive salt intake may lead to craniotabes (delayed closure of fontanelles). Consuming ice water and excessive cold substances may delay the expulsion of the placenta. Eating colocasia esculenta (taro/coco yam) may dissipate fetal Qi. Eating bean paste together with Agastache rugosa (Huo Xiang) may cause abortion. Consuming any scaleless fish may lead to difficult labor. Eating various mushrooms may cause the child to suffer from infantile convulsions and die young. Consuming sparrow brain may cause night blindness (nyctalopia) in the child.
Excessive sour taste injures the Liver. Excessive bitter taste injures the Heart. Excessive sweet taste injures the Spleen. Excessive pungent taste injures the Lung. Excessive alkaline/bitter-sour taste injures the Kidney. Excessive joy injures the Heart and causes Qi to scatter. Excessive anger injures the Liver and causes Qi to rise upward. Excessive worry/intrusive thoughts injure the Spleen and cause Qi to stagnate. Excessive sorrow injures the Lung and causes Qi to knot. Excessive fear injures the Kidney and causes Qi to sink downward.
*Song of Contraindicated Herbs during Pregnancy:*
Mylabris (Ban Mao), Leech (Shui Zhi), and Ground Beetle (Di Dan Chong); Aconitum carmichaelii root lateral side (Wutou), Prepared Aconite Root (Fuzi), and Aconitum carmichaelii root side-lateral (Tianxiong). Rhododendron molle (Zhi Zhu), Gelsemium elegans (Yege), and Mole Cricket (Lougu) belong to this category; Aconitum carmichaelii root lateral side (Wuhui), Aconitum carmichaelii root side-lateral (Cizi), and Horsefly (Meng Chong). Calculus Bovis (Niuhuang), Mercury (Shuiyin), and Croton seed (Badou); Euphorbia pekinensis (Daji), Snake Slough (Shetui), and Centipede (Wugong). Achyranthes bidentata root (Niuxi), Veratrum nigrum (Lilu), and Coix seed (Yiyi); Gold, Silver, Tin powder, and Orpiment/Realgar (Huang Cixiong). Natrii Sulfas crystallized (Yan Xiao), Mirabilite (Mang Xiao), Moutan bark (Mudan Pi), and Cinnamon twig (Gui); Gecko (Xiyi), Flying insect (Feisheng), and Earwig (Qu Sou). Ochre (Daizhe), Grasshopper (Zhachan), Lead carbonate (Hufen), and Moschus (She Xiang); Genkwa flower (Yuanhua), Vetch (Weijing), Licorice (Gancao), and Sparganium rhizome (Sanleng). Sophora japonica fruit (Huai Zi), Pharbitis seed (Qianniu), and Soap pod (Zaojiao); Leatherjacket larva (Qicao), Peach kernel (Taohe), and Imperata rhizome (Maogen). Dried Ginger (Ganjiang), Amomum fruit (Sharen), and Dry Lacquer (Ganqi) – these herbs harm the fetus equally. Lythrum herb (Qumai), Rubia root (Luru), and Crab claw (Xiejiazhao); Cinnamon bark (Roupi), Gastrodia elata (Chijian/Tianma), and Red-headed red herb (Chitouhong). Mantis egg case (Madao), Silkworm moth (Shican), and Silverfish (Yiyu) – along with Pinellia ternata (Banxia), Arisaema heterophyllum (Nanxing), and Thallus Passiflorae (Tongcao).
For all these substances listed above, if one knows which to exclude during pregnancy, one can be called a skilled and virtuous physician.