Dietary regulation during menstruation

Women during menstruation are very fragile and need our good care. During menstruation, we need to protect our bodies well and not do anything excessive, such as taking cold showers. During this period, we must learn to regulate our bodies so that we can get through it more comfortably. Below I will introduce some foods that we can eat during this period.

1. Ginger, jujube and brown sugar water

Ingredients: 30 grams each of dried ginger, jujube and brown sugar.

Method: Wash the first two ingredients, chop the dried ginger, remove the core of the jujube, add brown sugar and fry, drink the soup and eat the jujube.

Efficacy: It has the effect of warming the meridians and dispersing cold. Suitable for cold dysmenorrhea and chloasma.

2. Rose tea

Ingredients and Preparation: Rose flowers picked in summer or autumn, preferably those with purple-red half-open buds, not falling petals, and a fragrant smell, can be used to make tea.

Efficacy: It has the effects of promoting qi, activating blood circulation and moisturizing the skin. Suitable for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea and other symptoms.

3. Ginger Juice and Job's Tears Porridge

Ingredients: 10 grams of dried ginger, 10 grams of mugwort, 30 grams of coix seed.

Preparation: Boil the first two ingredients in water to extract the juice, cook the coix seeds into porridge until 80% cooked, add ginger and mugwort juice and cook until done.

Efficacy: It has the effects of warming the meridians, removing blood stasis, dispelling cold, removing dampness and moisturizing the skin. Suitable for dysmenorrhea caused by cold and dampness stagnation.

Efficacy: It has the effect of warming the meridians and dispersing cold. Suitable for cold dysmenorrhea and chloasma.

4. Hawthorn, cinnamon and brown sugar soup

Ingredients: 15 grams of hawthorn meat, 5 grams of cinnamon twig, 30 grams of brown sugar.

Preparation: Put hawthorn meat and cinnamon twigs into a clay pot, add 2 bowls of water, simmer over low heat until 1 bowl of water is cooked, add brown sugar, mix well, and bring to a boil.

Efficacy: It has the effects of warming the meridians, dredge blood vessels, remove blood stasis and relieve pain. Suitable for women with cold dysmenorrhea and dull complexion.

5. Black Fungus and Red Date Drink

Ingredients: 30 grams of black fungus, 20 red dates.

Method: Wash the black fungus and red dates. Remove the core of the red dates, add water to boil the two ingredients, remove the residue and drink.

Efficacy: It has the effects of tonifying the middle and replenishing Qi, nourishing blood and stopping bleeding, and beautifying the skin. Suitable for people with menorrhagia, anemia and physical weakness.

Women have a very hard time during this period and are easily tired and sleepy. Generally, women’s appetite is not very big at this time, and they just need some light food. The above ones are very suitable for us to eat at this time, you can try them. For our health, we must take care of ourselves as best as possible.