Can I eat bamboo shoots during menstruation?

Bamboo shoots can be eaten as vegetables. They are the tenderest part of the bamboo and look very plump. Bamboo shoots are widely produced mainly in China, which is one of the countries with the largest area for bamboo shoot cultivation. There are many types of it, and it has a strong ability to adapt to air and soil. It is distributed throughout the country. Bamboo shoots have a tender texture and are crispy when chewed, and have always been favored by consumers.

Once upon a time, many people believed that bamboo shoots only tasted delicious and their nutritional value was not that high. But now, with people’s medical technology becoming more and more advanced, everyone can already understand the nutritional value of bamboo shoots in detail. There are many foods that require special attention during menstruation. So can you eat bamboo shoots during menstruation? The following will explain it to you in detail!

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bamboo shoots are sweet, slightly cold and non-toxic. In medicinal use, it has the effects of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, invigorating qi and harmonizing the stomach, treating thirst, promoting urination, and relieving diaphragm and refreshing the stomach. Bamboo shoots are also low in fat, sugar and high in fiber. Eating bamboo shoots can not only promote intestinal motility, aid digestion, eliminate food accumulation, prevent constipation, but also prevent colorectal cancer. Bamboo shoots contain very little fat and starch, and are a natural low-fat, low-calorie food, making them a great choice for obese people to help them lose weight. Health experts believe that people living in areas with dense bamboo forests tend to live longer and rarely suffer from high blood pressure, which is related to the fact that they often eat bamboo shoots.

Especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, people use worm-eaten bamboo shoots for medicinal purposes, which are called "worm bamboo shoots". They are effective diuretics, suitable for edema, ascites, beriberi and foot swelling, acute nephritis edema, wheezing and cough, diabetes, thirst and fever, etc. Young bamboo leaves, bamboo shavings and bamboo juice are all used for medicinal purposes.

During menstruation, women should eat less bamboo shoots, because bamboo shoots themselves are cool food, so they are not suitable for women to eat for a long time. However, there is no problem in eating them occasionally. Bamboo shoots are available all year round, and people can eat bamboo shoots with different flavors in different seasons.