The effect of soaking hawthorn in water during menstruation

Hawthorn is a kind of fruit we often eat. The biggest function of hawthorn is that it can promote digestion, prevent constipation, and has a good effect on regulating the spleen and stomach. However, for women during menstruation, try to eat less hawthorn, because hawthorn is a cold fruit. Excessive consumption is very bad for menstrual regulation, and it is easy to cause symptoms such as irregular menstruation. Therefore, try not to eat hawthorn during menstruation.

What are the effects of soaking hawthorn in water during menstruation?

Women can drink water soaked with dried hawthorn during their menstrual period. Dried hawthorn has many functions. In addition to containing a variety of nutrients, it also has high medicinal value. For example, for people with indigestion, eating more dried hawthorn can improve appetite, enhance gastrointestinal motility, improve indigestion, and have a certain effect on the digestive tract.

Secondly, dried hawthorn can also prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, mainly because dried hawthorn contains effective substances called flavonoids and polysaccharides. In addition, dried hawthorn also has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. For women during menstruation, especially those with dysmenorrhea, drinking water soaked with dried hawthorn can relieve dysmenorrhea.

Hawthorn tea is bright red in color, sweet and sour, delicious, very beneficial to improving baby's appetite, and has high nutritional value and therapeutic value. Every 100 grams of fresh hawthorn meat contains 89 mg of vitamin C (third among fruits after red dates and kiwis), and 85 mg of calcium, which is far ahead of other fresh fruits. Therefore, it is very suitable for children and pregnant women's needs for high-quality protein. In addition, it also contains various nutrients such as carotene, carbon dioxide, iron, and niacin. It can also promote the metabolism of digestive enzymes, increase appetite and promote digestion. When making it, wash the dried hawthorn and brew it with boiling water. Soaking hawthorn slices in water can soften blood vessels and has the effect of lowering blood pressure and promoting cholesterol metabolism.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that hawthorn fruit has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and is a top-grade dietary therapy for patients with blood stasis type dysmenorrhea. The patient can use 1000 grams of fresh hawthorn fruit with core, wash it, add appropriate amount of water, simmer until the hawthorn fruit is cooked, add 250 grams of old brown sugar, and simmer for 10 minutes until it becomes thin and sticky. Start taking the medicine 3 to 5 days before menstruation, eat 30ml of hawthorn puree every morning, noon and evening, and stop taking it 3 days after menstruation. This is one treatment course, and it will be effective after 3 treatment courses. This method is also suitable for those with irregular menstruation and blood stasis diagnosed by TCM. This can help women adjust their menstrual pain and make them feel pain-free during those days.