Can I take Astragalus during menstruation?

Almost every girl has had a bad experience during menstruation, so after menstruation, female friends will pay special attention to their words and deeds and what to eat and drink to avoid embarrassing things. Some ladies may ask: Can I eat Scutellaria baicalensis during menstruation? The following is an interpretation of this issue, hoping to give you some help.

Can I eat Scutellaria baicalensis during menstruation?

1. In terms of physical fitness, Scutellaria baicalensis is most suitable for people with qi deficiency and spleen dampness. Such people are usually fat and have soft muscles, especially the waist muscles. However, it is not suitable for people with very thin and firm bodies. From a health perspective, you don’t need to eat Scutellaria baicalensis when you have a fever, a cold, or during your menstrual period. In terms of season, it is not suitable for ordinary people to eat Scutellaria baicalensis in early spring. Why can’t you drink Scutellaria baicalensis when you have a cold? Because Scutellaria baicalensis is a Qi-tonifying and strengthening herb, it helps the human body close its door and prevent the invasion of external pathogens. But when the human body has already been attacked by external evil, it will become like closing the door to keep the enemy inside, locking the disease inside the body and making it difficult to vent. Similarly, spring is the season for stopping hair loss and promoting hair growth. The body needs nourishment, so eating Scutellaria baicalensis is not suitable.

2. Decreased menstruation during the physiological period; Scutellaria baicalensis is warm in nature and has the effects of replenishing qi and blood, generating yang, raising kidney qi, nourishing blood and retaining blood. If the menstruation is declining and the menstrual period is normal, taking Astragalus water at this time can lift and absorb blood, which can cause blood and qi disorder and affect the menstrual period. If your menstrual period is normal, it is not recommended to drink Astragalus water during your menstrual period.

Benefits of Astragalus

Scutellaria baicalensis has the effects of invigorating Qi and strengthening the exterior, promoting dampness and reducing swelling, astringing sweat and lifting sunken qi, promoting dampness and reducing swelling, expelling toxins and releasing pus, and expelling toxins. It is mainly used to treat Qi deficiency and fatigue, sinking of Qi in the middle, long-term diarrhea and prolapse of the anus, bloody stool and metrorrhagia, night sweats due to exterior deficiency, carbuncles that are difficult to heal, long-term ulcers that do not heal, Qi and blood deficiency and sallow color, internal heat and thirst, chronic nephritis, proteinuria, diabetes, etc. Contemporary research has found that Scutellaria baicalensis has the effects of improving the body's immune function, protecting the liver and promoting urination, delaying aging, lowering blood pressure and inhibiting bacteria.

During the menstrual period, women will inevitably feel upset, and sometimes they will look for some medicine to relieve the symptoms. However, the best medicine is their own mental state. Although they cannot do strenuous exercise after menstruation, they can still do some appropriate activities to relieve their emotions. Therefore, under the condition that meaningful things do not affect themselves, find some suitable activities to make themselves happy! This is the answer to the question of whether Scutellaria baicalensis can be eaten during menstruation.