Can I eat Ophiopogon japonicus during menstruation?

Women will become more sensitive during menstruation, which is related to the decline in immune function. Therefore, women become more vulnerable during menstruation due to the decline in immunity. We need to take good care of our diet. Women must drink more water and eat more vegetables and fruits during menstruation. Women can eat more high-protein foods during menstruation.

Women during menstruation should keep their bowel movements smooth so as not to cause pelvic bleeding. Special attention should be paid to diet during menstruation. So can you eat Ophiopogon japonicus during menstruation? Let’s take a look at the introduction of Ophiopogon japonicus below.

Ophiopogon japonicus, also known as Ophiopogon japonicus, Ophiopogon japonicus, is a perennial evergreen herb of the genus Ophiopogon in the family Liliaceae. The fibrous roots are relatively thick, and the top or middle part of the roots often swells into a spindle-shaped fleshy lump. The root tubers are used as medicine.

Medicinal Properties

[Nature and flavor and meridians] Sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold. It enters the heart, lung and stomach meridians.

【Functions and indications】Nourishes yin and produces body fluid, moistens the lungs and clears the heart. It is used for dry cough due to lung dryness, tuberculosis due to yin deficiency, sore throat due to throat numbness, thirst due to loss of body fluid, internal heat and thirst, restlessness and insomnia, and constipation due to dry intestines.

It is the tuberous root of the Liliaceae plant Ophiopogon japonicus. The commonly used clinical products are divided into those with the core removed and those with the core not removed. The idea of ​​removing the core was first seen in Tao Hongjing's "Famous Doctors' Records", which said that Ophiopogon japonicus can make people upset if the core is not removed. There were many opponents among later medical practitioners. For example, Wu Jutong would always note that the heart of Ophiopogon japonicus should not be removed, saying that the heart of Ophiopogon japonicus can enter the heart and directly clear the heat of the heart meridian. The author believes that there is no need for debate, as medication habits vary from place to place in China, so we can adapt to local customs and do not need to be too demanding. If you want to use it to enter the heart and clear away heat, you can mix it with cinnabar, which is called Chen Maidong.

To clear and nourish the yin of the lungs and stomach, it is mostly used without the heart, while to nourish yin and clear the heart, it is mostly used including the heart.

1. Clear the heart and relieve restlessness: suitable for symptoms of internal heat disturbing the heart.

a. The evil heat of febrile disease enters the blood, causing fever, worse at night, and restlessness.

b. Heat damages the qi and yin, causing irritability, thirst, sweating and fatigue.

c. Deficiency of heart yin, restlessness and insomnia, red tongue with little coating.

2. Nourishing Yin and moistening the lungs: Mainly used to treat Yin deficiency and lung dryness, dry cough, dry cough, fatigue, fever and cough with blood.

3. Nourishes the stomach and produces body fluid: It is good for treating symptoms such as insufficient stomach yin, dry tongue, thirst, poor appetite and lack of hunger. In addition, it can also be used to treat yin deficiency, dry intestines, and constipation.

【Drug efficacy】

1. Nourishing yin and clearing away heat to treat yin deficiency, internal heat or febrile disease causing damage to body fluid, irritability and thirst.

2. Moisturizing the lungs and relieving coughs. It can treat coughs, thick phlegm and qi reversal caused by dryness and heat damaging the lungs.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 10-20 grams; or make 6-12 grams into pills or powder. To clear and nourish the yin of the lungs and stomach, it is mostly used without the heart, while to nourish yin and clear the heart, it is mostly used including the heart.

[Precautions] Those who suffer from spleen and stomach deficiency, diarrhea, phlegm and dampness in the stomach, or cough caused by sudden cold should not take this medicine.

In the above article, we introduced that female friends become very sensitive during menstruation due to the decline of resistance and immunity, so we need to take care of it in terms of diet. The Ophiopogon japonicus mentioned above has very good effects of nourishing the heart and treating constipation, so it is suitable for female friends during menstruation.