Can I eat mangoes during menstruation?

Women are relatively weak during the menstrual period and have low resistance, so they should be careful about the food they eat during the menstrual period. Mango is a delicious fruit and women can eat it during the menstrual period, but it is best to eat in moderation and not be greedy and eat too much.

Mango is known as the "king of tropical fruits". In summer, mangoes are ripe, and the delicious mangoes are mouth-watering. Mango is rich in nutrients and has the effects of anti-cancer, beautifying the skin, preventing high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, preventing constipation, relieving cough, and cleansing the stomach.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that mango is sweet and sour, cool in nature and non-toxic. It has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting body fluid, quenching thirst and promoting urination, benefiting the stomach and stopping vomiting. It is especially suitable for symptoms such as insufficient stomach yin, thirst and dry throat, weak stomach qi, vomiting and dizziness. Mango is sweet and sour, which is good for the stomach. Therefore, in ancient times, people traveling across the oceans would buy it for emergency use during the journey. It would not cause seasickness or nausea after eating it, and it can be called a magical fruit.

Experts say that during women's menstrual period, their bodies will be very weak and their resistance will be lower than usual. Mangoes are rich in various substances that can fight cancer, such as fiber, potassium, calcium and vitamins, and are also beneficial to the kidneys and blood cleansing. It can be seen from this that it is possible to eat mangoes in moderation during the menstrual period.

Women can eat more vegetables and fruits containing vitamins during menstruation, but they should not eat raw and cold foods such as pears, bananas, water chestnuts, stone fungus, stone flower, and ground fungus. Because most of these foods have the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, nourishing yin and reducing fire, if consumed during menstruation, they can easily cause symptoms such as dysmenorrhea and irregular menstruation.