Can I eat Xiangfu during menstruation?

When it comes to Cyperus rotundus, many people may not know about it. This is mainly because most people actually don’t know about it or have never seen it. So, when it comes to the question of whether you can eat Cyperus rotundus during menstruation, it is conceivable that most people don’t understand. In fact, the so-called Cyperus rotundus is just a plant, and in many cases it can be used as a medicinal material. Of course, it is a kind of Chinese medicinal material, and it can also be used as medicine.

Women during their menstrual period need to pay attention to many aspects, such as clothing and food. It is best for women during their menstrual period not to catch a cold due to being frozen. In addition, during menstruation, it is best for women to eat light food, and avoid eating fried food or food with spicy taste. So, can you eat Cyperus rotundus during menstruation? Let’s talk about this issue in detail below.

You can eat Xiangfu during menstruation. Xiangfu is a reasonable prescription for treating abdominal pain caused by irregular menstruation because of its functions: relieving depression, relieving qi, regulating menstruation and nourishing blood. Used for delayed menstruation, distension and pain in the chest and ribs, cold pain in the lower abdomen, and excessive leucorrhea. However, due to personal characteristics, a very small number of patients do not experience relief of menstrual cycle symptoms or have other gynecological diseases. For this type of over-the-counter medicine, it is necessary to take it under the guidance of a pharmacist or doctor.

Function and indications

Regulates Qi and relieves depression; regulates menstruation and relieves pain; stabilizes pregnancy. It is mainly used for distension and pain in the ribs; breast swelling; hernia pain; irregular menstruation; abdominal fullness and pain; belching, acid regurgitation, nausea; abdominal pain during menstruation; metrorrhagia and leukorrhea; and fetal movement disorder. It is used for liver depression and qi stagnation, distension and pain in the chest, flanks, and abdomen, indigestion, chest and abdominal fullness, abdominal pain due to cold hernia, breast pain, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea.

Do's and Don'ts

Those with Qi deficiency without stagnation, Yin deficiency and blood heat should not take it.

① "Compendium of Materia Medica": Boy's urine, vinegar, Chuanxiong and Atractylodes are good. ② "Bencao Jingshu": Those who have premature menstruation have blood heat, and the method is to cool the blood. This medicine is forbidden to be used. ③ "Bencao Huiyan": Using it alone, frequently or for a long time will consume Qi and damage blood. ④ "Leigong Paozhi Lun": Collect Cyperus rotundus, dry it in the shade, and pound it in a stone mortar. Do not let it come into contact with iron, and be careful when using it.

Dosage and administration: 6-9 grams, used raw to relieve exterior symptoms and relieve pain, fried with vinegar to eliminate accumulation and relieve pain, fried with wine to clear meridians and relieve pain, fried with charcoal to stop bleeding.

Antibacterial effect: In vitro tests show that the volatile oil of Cyperus rotundus has an inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, but is ineffective against other bacteria. The antibacterial effect of cypermethrin I and II is stronger than that of volatile oil, and they are also effective against Shigella sonnei. Hydrogenation does not affect its antibacterial effect. Cyperus rotundus was completely ineffective. Cyperus rotundus extract also has an inhibitory effect on certain fungi.

So, to sum up, women who are menstruating can actually eat Cyperus rotundus. Xiangfu can not only be eaten by women during menstruation, but also has certain therapeutic effects on women during menstruation, mainly treating some gynecological problems that occur during menstruation. In fact, in addition to this aspect, Xiangfu has many other functions, so you may want to pay attention to them.