Can I eat star anise during menstruation?

Star anise is a condiment that is often used in daily life. It has an eight-cornered cone shape, which looks very beautiful. It smells like a special fragrance. Star anise can remove fishy smell and increase the aroma of meat. It is usually added to stewed meat and fish to make the taste more delicious. You can eat star anise during menstruation because it is a condiment so the amount consumed is not large and it has no side effects on women during menstruation.

A woman goes through the torture of menstruation for at least thirty or forty years. Although menstruation is a process of expelling waste and toxins from the body, it is still very painful. She often experiences symptoms such as irritability and abdominal pain, so she must pay special attention to keeping her abdomen warm.

Nutritional Value

①The main component of star anise is fennel oil, which can stimulate gastrointestinal nerves and blood vessels, promote the secretion of digestive juices, increase gastrointestinal motility, have the effects of strengthening the stomach and promoting qi, and help relieve spasms and reduce pain;

② Anethole can promote the maturation of bone marrow cells and release them into the peripheral blood. It has a significant effect on increasing white blood cells, mainly neutrophils, and can be used to treat leukocytopenia.

Some methods of making star anise:

Stewed dog meat with star anise: Take 250 grams of dog meat, cook it until it is soft, add appropriate amount of star anise, cumin, cinnamon, tangerine peel, cardamom, ginger, salt, soy sauce and other seasonings and cook together. It can treat impotence.

Crispy Chicken with Star Anise and Sesame: Put the hen rubbed with fine salt into a large plate, spread minced ginger, star anise powder, green onion, cooking wine and soy sauce on the chicken, steam it until 80% cooked, remove the used shredded ginger, press the chicken into a pancake, coat the whole body with egg batter, sprinkle sesame seeds on the meat and press lightly. Pour 1 liter of peanut oil into the pan and heat it up over high heat until it is 80% hot. Slowly put the chicken into the pan, then use low heat and fry the chicken when it turns golden brown. It can improve the appetite of pregnant women, relieve constipation symptoms of pregnant women, improve adverse skin conditions, and make the skin moisturized and shiny.

Star anise kernel powder: Take a walnut, smash it, take out the kernel, and mash it with a star anise. Chew it into a paste before meals and swallow it, 3 times a day. Mild breast lumps can be cured by using it for one month, and severe ones can have their symptoms alleviated immediately.

Star anise is named after its shape. It has good nutritional value and medicinal value. It also has many functions. It can treat toothache, detoxify and remove heat. When treating diseases, star anise is generally boiled in water and taken orally, which will have better effects. Women during menstruation can relieve dysmenorrhea by eating a small amount of star anise.