Can I eat lotus root during menstruation?

Can I eat lotus root during menstruation?

Everyone must know a lot about lotus root, because lotus root often appears in our daily diet, so everyone must know what kind of food lotus root is. Some people may have some misunderstandings about lotus root, thinking that women cannot eat lotus root during menstruation. In fact, this is not true. Lotus root is very good for women, so you can eat it with confidence.

Lotus root contains relatively high levels of vitamins and fiber, which can replenish blood and qi for the body, so female friends can eat it normally during menstruation. Lotus root is a good food and there are many ways to cook it.

Lotus root, also known as lotus root, belongs to the Nymphaeaceae family. It is slightly sweet and crispy. It can be eaten raw or cooked. It has a very high medicinal value. Its roots, leaves, flowers, stamens and fruits are all precious and can be used as nourishing medicine. Lotus root powder can help digestion and stop diarrhea, stimulate appetite and clear away heat, nourish the body and prevent internal bleeding. It is an excellent liquid food and nourishing delicacy for women, children, the elderly, and the weak and sick. Lotus root is native to India and was later introduced to China. It is currently grown in Shandong, Henan, Hebei and other places in my country.

Dietary effects

Raw lotus root is sweet and cold in nature, and enters the heart, spleen, and stomach meridians; it has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting the production of body fluid, cooling blood, dispersing blood stasis, tonifying the spleen, stimulating appetite, and stopping diarrhea; it is mainly used to treat fever, thirst, vomiting blood, epistaxis, and hot stranguria.

Cooked lotus root is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effects of benefiting the stomach and spleen, nourishing blood and replenishing the body, promoting tissue regeneration and stopping diarrhea. It is mainly used to treat lung heat cough, irritability and thirst, spleen deficiency diarrhea, loss of appetite and various blood diseases.

Lotus root – keep skin shiny

Lotus root keeps your skin radiant. It is rich in vitamin C and minerals, has medicinal properties, and is best known for its hemostatic effect. It has also been proven that lotus root is good for the heart, and can also promote metabolism and prevent rough skin. The effect is better when lotus root and lotus seeds are used together. Just add 30 grams of lotus root to the lotus seed porridge.

The above is an introduction to the question of whether lotus root can be eaten during economic booms. I hope you can understand the answer to this question after reading it. Female friends need to pay attention to their diet during menstruation, because their bodies will be relatively weak during menstruation and they need some food to nourish their bodies.

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