Can I eat alum during menstruation?

Indigestion is one of the most common symptoms for women during menstruation. During menstruation, women's digestive ability decreases and their appetite is poor. Many women simply don't eat, which is very bad for the body. So how should women deal with this situation during menstruation? We suggest that women's diet during menstruation should be light but diversified.

A diverse diet is good for female friends' choices. A diet that is too monotonous is not good for our health. So what can female friends eat during menstruation? Can female friends eat alum during menstruation?

Alum is a crystal formed by processing and refining the mineral alum stone. The main chemical component is potassium aluminum sulfate dodecahydrate. Mineral Chinese medicine, external use can detoxify, kill insects, dry dampness and relieve itching; internal use can stop bleeding, stop diarrhea and resolve phlegm. Indications: stroke; epilepsy; throat paralysis; scabies and eczema; carbuncle and swelling; burns from water or fire; mouth and tongue ulcers; ulcers and eye ulcers; pus from the ear; nasal polyps; pain from hemorrhoids; metrorrhagia; epistaxis; bleeding from injuries; chronic diarrhea and dysentery; leucorrhea and vulvar itching; rectal prolapse; uterine prolapse, etc. Alum is sour and astringent in nature, cold and poisonous. Therefore, it has antibacterial and astringent effects, and can be used as a traditional Chinese medicine. Soak your feet in a ratio of 10% alum to 90% warm water twice a week. The alum should be ground into powder and soaked in water to treat athlete's foot.

1. Antibacterial effect: It has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Proteus (test tube method). It also has obvious inhibitory effect on Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus anthracis, Shigella dysenteriae (French, Shigella), Salmonella typhi, Bacillus paratyphi A, Proteus, as well as Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans (paper disc and plate method); it has the strongest effect on viridans streptococci, hemolytic streptococci, pneumococci and diphtheria cortisone; it has the second strongest effect on bovine Brucella, Bordetella pertussis and meningococci, and has no effect on influenza bacilli (paper disc method). High concentration alum solution also has an inhibitory effect on human (H37RV) and bovine tuberculosis bacteria.

2. Anti-Trichomonas vaginalis effect: 10% alum solution in a test tube (the ratio of culture medium to drug solution is 1:1) has a significant anti-Trichomonas vaginalis effect.

3. The effect of coagulating protein: Alum has a strong effect of coagulating protein. When a few drops of alum water are added to the serum, it can be seen that the substances immediately combine to form insoluble substances and precipitate. Low concentrations have astringent, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effects, while high concentrations can cause tissue ulceration. Due to its high irritation when taken internally, it is generally only used externally.

4. Choleretic effect: Intraduodenal administration of 0.6g/kg alum significantly increased the bile flow in anesthetized rats.

5. Local irritation: The local irritation is very strong. Local injection of 0.3-0.5ml of 15% solution will make the rabbit manic and restless, with local swelling and ulceration. Intravenous injection of 0.3ml will cause the rabbit to shiver and breathe rapidly, and the peripheral blood vessels will turn purple and show hypoxia.

6. Other effects: Alum has an astringent effect and is very irritating when taken internally. Therefore, in addition to being used for lead colic, it is generally used externally. It can stop sweating and harden the skin (especially the feet); it can also be used for excessive leucorrhea and ulcers (at a concentration of 1-5%). If used in binding membrane, it needs to be made into an albumin binder. In addition, it can be used to stop bleeding by placing an alum stick or powder directly on the bleeding point. For example, in case of nosebleed, you can use a cotton ball soaked in alum solution to plug the nostrils.

In the above article, we introduced that women may experience poor appetite and malnutrition during menstruation. If women do not pay attention during menstruation, it will cause harm to their bodies, so women must pay attention to it. The alum mentioned above has good medicinal effects, so female friends can eat alum during menstruation.