Can I eat millet during menstruation?

Millet is a very common grain. Eating this kind of grain is very helpful to all aspects of the body. This is because the nutritional value of millet is relatively high. Millet is rich in carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins, and fats. You can rest assured when choosing such food. But can women eat millet during menstruation? During menstruation, women cannot choose their diet at will.

Many people are not very clear about whether they can eat millet during menstruation. Therefore, before choosing millet, they need to have a comprehensive understanding of millet so that when choosing such food, there will be no harm to any aspects of the female body.

Can you eat millet during menstruation?

Millet is the finished product after the husk of the grass plant is processed and peeled. It originated in the Yellow River Basin of my country and has a long history of cultivation in my country. It is now mainly distributed in North China, Northwest China and Northeast my country.

There are many varieties of millet, which can be divided into two categories according to the properties of the rice grains: glutinous millet and japonica millet. According to the color of the husk, it can be divided into yellow, white, brown and other types. Among them, red and gray ones are mostly glutinous; white, yellow, brown and green ones are mostly japonica. Generally speaking, rice with light husk color has thin skin, high rice yield and good rice quality, while rice with dark husk color has thick skin, low rice yield and poor rice quality. Famous varieties include Shanxi Qinqiehuang millet, Shandong Zhangqiu Longshan millet, Shandong Jinxiang's golden rice, Hebei peach blossom rice, etc.

Millet grains are small, light yellow or dark yellow in color, hard in texture, and the finished product has a sweet fragrance. Many women in northern my country have the tradition of using millet and brown sugar to nourish their bodies after giving birth. Millet porridge is rich in nutrients and is known as "ginseng soup".

Nutritional Value

1. Millet is rich in vitamins B1, B12, etc., which can prevent indigestion and mouth sores;

2. Millet has the effect of preventing stomach upset and vomiting;

3. It also has the function of nourishing yin and blood, which can regulate the cold constitution of postpartum women and help them recover their physical strength;

4. Millet has the effect of reducing wrinkles, spots and pigmentation.

Edible Effect

Millet tastes sweet, salty and cool in nature; it enters the kidney, spleen and stomach meridians. (Old corn tastes bitter and is cold in nature)

It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, replenishing deficiency, harmonizing the middle and benefiting the kidneys, removing heat and detoxifying.

It is mainly used to treat spleen and stomach deficiency heat, nausea and vomiting, thirst and diarrhea.

The above is the understanding of millet. Can you eat millet during menstruation? Women can choose such food with confidence. It is very helpful to improve human immunity and enhance human physique. Therefore, when eating such food, it is a good choice whether in the morning or in the evening.