Can I eat red dates if I have heavy menstrual flow every month?

Red dates taste sweet. It also has the effect of replenishing qi and blood. Usually, people with pale complexion and weak body are suitable to eat red dates to supplement the nutrients needed by the body. For women who usually have light menstrual flow or abdominal pain during menstruation, they can drink some red dates water to regulate their physical condition during menstruation. So, can I eat red dates during my menstrual period when my menstrual flow is heavy? Next, let’s learn about the functions and effects of red dates and their effects on women.

The Chinese herbal book "Ben Jing" records that red dates are sweet and warm in nature, and belong to the spleen and stomach meridians. They have the functions of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, nourishing blood and calming the mind, and alleviating the medicinal properties. Modern pharmacology has found that red dates contain rich nutrients such as protein, fat, sugar, organic acid, vitamin A, vitamin C, various trace amounts of calcium and amino acids.

1. Dates can improve human immunity and inhibit cancer cells: Pharmacological studies have found that red dates can promote the formation of white blood cells, lower serum cholesterol, increase serum albumin, and protect the liver. Red dates also contain substances that inhibit cancer cells and can even transform cancer cells into normal cells.

2. People who often eat fresh dates rarely suffer from gallstones. This is because the rich vitamin C in fresh dates converts excess cholesterol in the body into bile acid. With less cholesterol, the probability of stone formation also decreases.

3. Jujubes are rich in calcium and iron, which play an important role in preventing and treating osteoporosis and postpartum anemia. Middle-aged and elderly people often suffer from osteoporosis during menopause, and adolescents and women who are at the peak of growth and development are prone to anemia. Jujubes have an ideal therapeutic effect on them, and the effect is usually incomparable to drugs.

4. It also has a good tonic effect on people who are weak after illness.

5. The rutin contained in dates is a substance that softens blood vessels and thus lowers blood pressure, and has preventive and therapeutic effects on hypertension.

6. Dates can also resist allergies, remove fishy and strange smells, calm the mind, improve intelligence and brain health, and enhance appetite.

7. Dates can also effectively enhance muscle strength, eliminate fatigue, dilate blood vessels, increase myocardial contractility, and improve myocardial nutrition.

8. Jujubes contain a large amount of carbohydrates, mainly glucose, but also fructose, sucrose, oligosaccharides composed of glucose and fructose, arabinan and galactaldoses, etc.; they also contain a large amount of vitamin C, riboflavin, thiamine, carotene, niacin and other vitamins, which have a strong nourishing effect, can improve the body's immune function and enhance disease resistance.

9. Red dates have the effects of replenishing deficiency and invigorating qi, nourishing blood and calming the mind, strengthening the spleen and stomach. They are a good health care product for patients with weak spleen and stomach, insufficient qi and blood, fatigue, weakness, insomnia, etc.

10. Red dates have good therapeutic effects on acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, anemia, allergic purpura and other diseases.

The above is a detailed introduction to the question of whether you can eat red dates if you have heavy menstrual flow. Women with heavy menstrual flow should avoid eating too much blood-enriching food during their menstrual period to avoid increased menstrual flow and symptoms such as abdominal distension and pain or dampness accumulation. In addition, women who often suffer from edema in their bodies are not suitable to eat red dates.