Can I drink Lingzhi water during menstruation?

Some female friends like to drink Ganoderma lucidum tea occasionally, because Ganoderma lucidum tea is very beneficial to the conditioning and maintenance of our health. However, the menstrual period is a very special stage, and some women worry that Ganoderma lucidum water will have an impact on the human body. So, can I drink Ganoderma water during my period?

You can drink Ganoderma lucidum tea moderately during menstruation. Wild Ganoderma lucidum is also known as Ruicao and Shenxiancao. Red Ganoderma lucidum is produced in Mount Tai, Shandong. According to the "Shennong Bencao Jing", wild Ganoderma lucidum and Poria cocos are bitter and non-toxic, can soften the liver and benefit the kidneys, increase intelligence, and treat heart knots. Long-term consumption can benefit the body and keep one young. The Famous Physicians' Records by Tao Hongjing of the Liang Dynasty and the Compendium of Materia Medica by Li Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty both spoke highly of the efficacy of Ganoderma lucidum.

Modern scientific research has confirmed that wild Ganoderma lucidum contains physiologically specific ingredients such as sugar, Ganoderma triterpenoids, and organic germanium. In addition to being effective for cancer, cerebral hemorrhage and heart disease, it also has obvious effects on gastrointestinal, liver, kidney, sepsis, neurasthenia, chronic bronchitis, asthma, skin allergies and other diseases. In addition, wild Ganoderma lucidum has many functions and effects such as strengthening sperm, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial and detoxification, promoting urination, purifying blood, etc. It is a health food with a long history and a natural immune enhancer.

But it should be noted that women are not suitable for drinking strong tea during menstruation. During women's menstrual period, a certain amount of menstrual blood will flow out, which contains hemoglobin, hemoglobin concentration, high-speed rail hemoglobin concentration, etc. Therefore, women during their menstrual period need to eat iron-containing foods to supplement their nutrients. Such as beef liver, raw eggs, broccoli, fungus, etc. You can also take blood-enriching medicines.

If you drink tea during your menstrual period, the tannic acid in the tea will combine with the iron in food or medicine in the intestines and stomach to produce nitric oxide synthase that cannot be digested. Then hinder the intestinal mucosa to digest and absorb iron, resulting in iron deficiency anemia in women. In addition, because tannic acid also has astringent effects, it can inhibit the secretion of digestive enzymes in the body, which can easily lead to symptoms such as poor appetite during menstruation and constipation.

What should you eat during menstruation?

1. Tea: Women lose a lot of iron after their menstrual period, so they should supplement more calcium. And tea contains more than 30% tannic acid, which can easily combine with ferrous ions in the stomach and intestines, causing precipitation, hindering the intestinal mucosa's absorption of ferrous ions; it can cause breast pain, while also consuming the body's stored vitamin B and destroying the metabolism of carbohydrates.

2. Drinks containing caffeine: cause breast pain, anxiety, irritability and mood swings, and also consume the body's stored vitamin B and destroy the metabolism of carbohydrates.

3. Alcohol: Drinking consumes vitamin B and minerals in the human body. Excessive drinking will damage the metabolism of carbohydrates and produce excessive cardiotonic hormones, resulting in early menstruation and excessive menstrual flow.

4. Cold food: Patients during menstruation should avoid drinking cold food.

5. Carbonated drinks: Many women who like to drink carbonated drinks will experience fatigue and listlessness during their menstrual period, which is a manifestation of iron deficiency. Because most of the drinks such as carbonated drinks contain polyphosphate, which reacts chemically with the body's iron, making the iron unable to be absorbed. In addition, drinking too much carbonated drinks will neutralize gastric acid with sodium bicarbonate in carbonated drinks, reduce the digestive capacity and antibacterial effect of gastric juice, and affect appetite.

6. Peppercorns, cloves, and pepper powder: During the menstrual period, you should eat foods that are light in taste, plain in flavor, and contain nutrients. It is not suitable to eat stimulating foods that are highly irritating to prevent early menstruation and excessive menstrual flow.

7. Hairy crabs: Women should avoid eating cold foods during menstruation, especially those who suffer from cold menstrual pain.

8. Stone snail: It is very cool in nature and can clear away heat and detoxify. During menstruation, avoid eating cold foods such as snails.

9. Persimmon cake: Persimmon cake contains tannic acid, which easily combines with iron and hinders the body's intake of iron groups in food. Because women lose a lot of blood during menstruation and need to supplement iron, it is not suitable for them to eat persimmon cake.

10. Melon: Women during their menstrual period should avoid eating it.

11. Spring bamboo shoots: Spring bamboo shoots are cold in nature, so women should avoid eating them during their menstrual period.