Can I eat cassia seeds during menstruation?

Cassia seeds are seeds that mature after being dried and can be found in many areas of China. Cassia seed is brown in color and relatively hard. After being brewed in boiling hot water, it will gradually become larger and softer, and the color of the whole cup of water will turn light yellow. In recent years, Cassia seed has been favored by many consumers. Since the emergence of Cassia seed, many people no longer worry about the symptoms of constipation. Drinking a cup can provide good relief.

Menstruation is a special period. Many people will experience some different phenomena during their menstruation. The menstruation period is longer and lasts for a week every month. Many women have long formed the habit of drinking a glass of cassia seed water every week. So can you eat cassia seeds during menstruation? The following will give you a detailed introduction!

Not edible. ⒈ Antibacterial effect: Cassia seed alcohol extract has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus, diphtheria, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, and Escherichia coli, while water extract is ineffective.

⒉ Antifungal: The water extract was diluted by test tube method, 1:20 against Microsporum audouinensis, 1:10 against Trichophyton thunbergii and Microsporum gypseum.

⒊ Antihypertensive: Water extract and ethanol extract have antihypertensive effects on anesthetized dogs, cats and rabbits.

⒋ Lowering blood lipids: Feeding rats with 6g of Cassia seed decoction or Cassia seed powder for 8 weeks can reduce plasma cholesterol and triglycerides in experimental hyperlipidemia rats, and reduce the triglyceride content in the liver.

⒌ Anti-platelet aggregation: Cassia seed decoction or powder 6g/kg fed to rats for 8 weeks, has an inhibitory effect on ADP-induced platelet aggregation in rats.

⒍Effects on immune function

Subcutaneous injection of 15g/kg of Cassia seed decoction and alcohol precipitation can cause thymus atrophy in mice, significantly reduce the negative rate of ANAE staining of peripheral blood lymphocytes, and inhibit the delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction of mouse skin caused by 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB), but have no obvious effect on serum hemolysin formation. In addition, Cassia seed decoction and alcohol precipitation can significantly increase the percentage and phagocytic index of chicken red blood cells phagocytized by mouse peritoneal macrophages, and the lysozyme level is also significantly higher than that of the control group.

Women during menstruation should not eat Cassia seeds, because Cassia seeds themselves are cooling herbs. If you eat Cassia seeds during menstruation, it will be very harmful to your body. You can eat some Cassia seeds in moderation in summer, and patients with poor liver can drink more Cassia seeds, the effect is very good.