Can I drink ginger juice and brown sugar during menstruation?

Menstruation is a special period for women. During this period, women’s bodies will be relatively weak. Many women will also have stomach pain or physical discomfort during menstruation. Many people say that they can drink ginger juice and brown sugar to relieve the symptoms. Well, brown sugar has many benefits and functions, especially for female friends. So, can you drink brown sugar water during menstruation? When is the best time to drink brown sugar water?

Is it good to drink brown sugar water during menstruation?

Brown sugar is warm in nature, sweet in taste, and enters the liver and spleen meridians. It has the effects of invigorating qi, helping the spleen to digest food, replenishing blood and removing blood stasis, and also has the effect of dispelling cold and relieving pain. Therefore, for women who suffer from irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, dark red menstruation and cold abdominal pain caused by cold and blood stasis, drinking some brown sugar water can often play a therapeutic and alleviating role.

Li Shizhen also recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica" that granulated sugar (brown sugar) "harmony the spleen and soothes the liver", "replenishes blood, activates blood circulation, clears blood stasis and discharges lochia". According to traditional Chinese medicine, brown sugar, which is warm in nature, plays a role in nourishing blood by "warming and replenishing, warming and unblocking, and warming and dispersing". Brown sugar contains ergonovine, which can promote uterine contraction, help the discharge of blood stasis, and has the effect of warming the uterus. Brown sugar has been used as a necessary item for excretion since ancient times.

It can be seen that brown sugar water, as a common food, has many benefits for detoxification, moisturizing, blood replenishment, whitening, etc. You can drink it not only during menstruation, but also at other times.

When is the best time to drink brown sugar water

Experts believe that when to drink brown sugar water should be treated differently according to individual constitution and situation:

1. People who have dysmenorrhea during every menstrual period

Most of these people have weak and cold constitutions. When they expect their menstrual period to come, they should take health care measures in advance. These tasks include drinking brown sugar water in advance to warm the uterus and prevent cramps. At the same time, you should not overwork, stand for long periods of time, or go swimming or take cold showers. Keeping warm can allow the uterus to discharge menstrual blood more peacefully and smoothly, and will not cause dysmenorrhea. During the menstrual period, you should also maintain the habit of drinking brown sugar water to continuously warm the uterus and ensure the effectiveness of preventing dysmenorrhea.

2. People who have occasional dysmenorrhea due to certain reasons

For this group of people, there is no need to worry too much about dysmenorrhea caused by some inappropriate behavior before menstruation. If dysmenorrhea is caused by accidental cold, you can hold a hot water bottle to warm the uterus when you feel pain, and use brown sugar water to warm the uterus to relieve uterine spasms. It is not necessary to drink it for a long time or every time.

3. People who experience dysmenorrhea only in the late menstrual period

Some people will start to experience dysmenorrhea when their menstrual period is about to end. In this case, there is no need to drink brown sugar water in advance. Drinking it at the beginning of the menstrual period may have a better effect.

Pay attention to the following issues when drinking brown sugar water

1. Because brown sugar is a crude processed product with many impurities and bacteria, brown sugar water should be boiled, separated from the residue and free of impurities before drinking by new mothers. If conditions permit, you can cook more at a time, filter and refrigerate, pour 1 small cup each time you drink, and take it with boiled water.

2. Since brown sugar has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, it is best to eat it within 10 days after delivery, which is conducive to the discharge of bloody lochia and serous lochia. If the condition turns into white lochia, you should stop eating brown sugar, or use less brown sugar, so as not to prolong the time of bloody lochia discharge.

3. Brown sugar is warm in nature, so use less in summer and use more in cold weather. Those who often vomit acid before delivery should use it less or not at all to avoid increasing stomach acid and damaging the stomach.

7 major effects of brown sugar water on women

1. External application for detoxification and moisturizing

Brown sugar water can also be used for external application, and it also has the effect of detoxification and moisturizing. Most of the older generation have experienced their children being stung by bees, the wounds were red and swollen, and the pain was unbearable. At this time, the parents would take a small amount of high-concentration brown sugar water and apply it to the red and swollen area. The pain will be relieved after a while, and the redness and swelling will gradually subside.

2. Relieve skin itching

The skin is often dry in spring and causes itchy skin. If the skin is itchy, you can also use brown sugar water to wash and clean it, which can effectively relieve the feeling of dryness and itching.

3. Warming and nourishing effect

Children with problems such as lack of energy, loss of appetite, and malnutrition can drink brown sugar water in moderation on a daily basis. People who suffer from abdominal pain due to cold and are prone to catching colds during menstruation can also use brown sugar ginger soup to dispel the cold. Brown sugar also has an excellent effect of curing deficiency and nourishing the body for the elderly and the weak, especially those who have just recovered from a serious illness. Eating a moderate amount of brown sugar can also disperse blood stasis, promote blood circulation, facilitate bowel movements, soothe the liver and improve eyesight.

4. Regulate menstruation

Brown sugar water is also helpful for women to have smooth menstruation. It can warm the body, increase energy, activate qi and blood, speed up blood circulation, and make menstruation smoother. If you feel weak and have a bad complexion after menstruation, you can drink a cup of brown sugar water with a concentration of about 20% before lunch every day. If the discomfort symptoms are more severe, you can drink another glass before dinner. Continuing for a week will effectively improve the symptoms.

However, you must not refrigerate the brown sugar water before drinking it, as this may cause menstrual problems, such as dysmenorrhea, stomach pain, etc. In addition, do not add any random things to the brown sugar water, as this may easily cause some reactions. In short, it is fine to drink brown sugar water appropriately.