In Singapore, a confinement herbal package is meant to condition and nurture the mother’s reproductive system and health after childbirth. Pre-packed confinement herbs for daily tonic soup, red dates tea, and bath are typically included in the confinement herbal package. Confinement herbal baths and red dates tea are must-have products on your list of confinement herbs. 

Because traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) herbs are easily arranged into 28 packets for each day’s confinement soup, the confinement nanny or family has less preparation labour. When making confinement meals, simply follow the soup menu and preparation instructions included in the TCM herbal package. There’s no need to be concerned about soup recipes, the number of herbs needed, or the need to acquire additional herbs because the problem of running out of herbs is substantially reduced.

Why is it important to have confinement soup and drinks?

Herbs are rarely consumed on their own in TCM. Instead, it is consumed as part of a formula, including many substances that work together. Typically recommended as soups, the number of herbs and variants is limitless and varies amongst TCM practitioners. Breastfeeding depletes energy, leaving mom exhausted, dehydrated, and thirsty, so a confinement drink and herbal soup assist in recovering water loss. The herbal soup not only balances Yin-Yang and restores Qi, but it also allows the body to absorb more nourishment than solid meals.

How Can TCM Herbs Help?

During the postpartum phase, the soup is carefully prepared to suit the mother’s nutrient requirements at four different stages. According to TCM research and reviews, the confinement diet should be altered at each stage to restore her health during the confinement month. In addition, a nutritious confinement diet is vital since a woman’s body is at its weakest after childbirth, making her prone to cold and chill. These are some of the most widely suggested soups and herbal combos for moms:

Herbal Recovery Soups

• Sheng Hua Soup
• Performance Tonics Soup
• Nourishing Appetite Soup
• Kidney Tonic Soup

Herbal Soups for Energy

• Si Wu Tang – 4 Substance Decoction
• Blood Nourishment Soup
• Energising Tonic Soup
• Longevity Tonic Soup
• Revitalising Tonic Soup
• Back Strengthening Tonic Soup

Mothers should take red date tea, dried longan tea, or roasted rice tea instead of water. Drinking too much plain water during pregnancy might disrupt metabolism, create water retention, and promote visceroptosis, which can lead to rheumatism, neuralgia, and other women’s disorders later in life. Suppose there is no adequate post-natal or medical treatment after labour with a nutritious diet to breastfeed and return a mother’s uterus to its natural size. In that case, it can be hazardous to her well-being and health. The confinement package gives women the most effective natural treatments to return to their peak health by providing sufficient food from nutritious confinement soup and Chinese herbs.