Can you eat citrus during menstruation?

Can you eat citrus fruits during menstruation? To understand this issue in detail, the first thing we need to do is to understand citrus fruits. When it comes to citrus, many people may be very familiar with it, because we have many opportunities to eat citrus in our daily lives. In addition, because citrus fruits taste good, there are still many people who like to eat citrus fruits. This is also an objective fact.

However, not everyone can eat citrus fruits. So, can women who are menstruating also eat citrus fruits? This is a question that many female friends want to know. The bodies of women during menstruation are different from usual ones. Because of menstruation, their physical fitness is relatively poor. There are some foods that ordinary people can eat but they cannot. Let’s talk about the above issues below.

Citrus is an evergreen fruit tree in the tropical and subtropical regions. Its main producing areas are Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhejiang, Hubei, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places. It is also cultivated in other places such as southern Anhui, near Taihu Lake in Jiangsu, and Hanzhong in Shaanxi. There are many types and varieties of citrus fruits. The four major types that are most commonly cultivated in my country are pomelo, orange, wide-skinned citrus and kumquat.

Pomelo fruits are the largest, with thick skin, many petals (13-18 petals), and many seeds. The excellent varieties include Shatian pomelo, Pingshan pomelo, etc. Oranges include sour oranges and sweet oranges. The fruit is spherical and has orange skin. The excellent varieties include Xinhui orange, Jincheng orange, and perfume orange. The peel of wide-skinned citrus fruits is loose and easy to peel, and the pulp is easy to separate. There are many varieties, which can be roughly divided into two groups: tangerines and oranges. The fruits of the mandarin orange group are generally smaller than those of tangerines. They are flat in shape, have thin and loose skin, and are very easy to peel off. The spongy layer is light yellow, and the embryo is dark green. There are annual oranges, red oranges, red oranges, and milk oranges. Mandarin oranges are generally larger than oranges, oblate, with slightly thicker skin that is easier to peel. The spongy layer is white and the embryo is light green. There are banana mandarin oranges, Wenzhou mandarin oranges, etc. Kumquats have small fruits, fleshy peel, sweet taste, and few petals (3-7 petals). Varieties include mountain kumquat, Luofu kumquat, round kumquat, and golden bullet.

Nutritional Value

1. Oranges are rich in vitamin C and citric acid. The former has a beauty effect, while the latter has the effect of eliminating fatigue;

2. The thin skin inside the orange contains dietary fiber and pectin, which can promote bowel movements and lower cholesterol;

3. Hesperidin can strengthen the toughness of capillaries, lower blood pressure, and dilate the coronary arteries of the heart. Therefore, oranges are foods that prevent coronary heart disease and arteriosclerosis. Studies have shown that eating citrus can reduce the cholesterol deposited in the arteries and help reverse atherosclerosis.

4. In fresh citrus juice, there is a substance called "Nomi Ling" which has strong anti-cancer activity. It can decompose carcinogenic chemicals, inhibit and block the growth of cancer cells, increase the activity of detoxifying enzymes in the human body by several times, prevent carcinogens from damaging the cell nucleus, and protect the integrity of genes.

Edible Effect

Citrus is sweet and sour, cool in nature, and enters the lung and stomach meridians;

It has the effects of appetizing, regulating qi, quenching thirst and moistening the lungs;

It is mainly used to treat chest and diaphragmatic qi stagnation, vomiting, loss of appetite, insufficient stomach yin, dry mouth, lung heat cough and excessive drinking.

Therefore, it is generally better for women during menstruation not to eat citrus fruits. This is mainly because citrus fruits are cold in nature and are not suitable for consumption by women during menstruation. However, our female friends can eat it if they want to during menstruation, but try not to eat it. This is best for your body. I hope our female friends can clearly understand this and always base everything on their health.