Can I eat bamboo shoots during menstruation?

Many people may not know what kind of plant the word "ground shoot" is? In fact, ground shoots are a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. They can remove fat and lower blood pressure, promote diuresis and reduce swelling, nourish blood and replenish qi, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, improve immunity, treat headaches and dizziness, strengthen the brain, calm the nerves and relieve restlessness, replenish energy, and improve eyesight. This is the topic that women are most concerned about. If you eat ground bamboo shoots blindly without knowing the consequences, it may have very serious consequences.

Menstruation is the most sensitive period in women's lives. Some diseases women suffer from during menstruation, and many women take good care of themselves during menstruation. However, you also need to be careful and considerate when it comes to diet. So can you eat bamboo shoots during menstruation?

Ground bamboo shoots are also known as large grass silkworm, ground lotus root, silver bar vegetable, nectarine, zelan, and ground ginseng. The ground bamboo shoots are a perennial herb of the genus Ground Bamboo of the Lamiaceae family. It is widely eaten by people in our country. The tender stems and leaves can be picked in spring and summer and can be eaten cold, stir-fried, or made into soup. The main edible elements are the underground enlarged white runners dug out after late autumn (because of their shape and taste like small bamboo shoots, hence the name Ground Bamboo Shoots). They can be eaten fresh or stir-fried, or made into pickles, etc. They taste very good and can be called a wild vegetable treasure.

1. Ground bamboo shoots are rich in starch, protein, minerals, as well as zelanose, glucose, lactose, sucrose, stachyose, etc., which can provide rich energy for the human body.

2. Ground bamboo shoots have the functions of lowering blood lipids, opening the nine orifices, benefiting joints, and nourishing qi and blood. It can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, promote diuresis and reduce swelling. It is used for irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain due to postpartum blood stasis, edema and other symptoms.

Health experts believe that ground bamboo shoots are warm foods in themselves (Tip: Foods can be simply divided into five properties: cold, cool, warm, hot, and neutral). Warm foods: Pharmacologically speaking, they have the effects of warming the middle, assisting yang, and dispersing cold, and are often used for cold diseases.) Some patients with amenorrhea have yang deficiency, qi and blood deficiency, or phlegm-damp constitution (Tip: The human body can be simply divided into six constitutions that are prone to diseases: yin deficiency, yang deficiency, qi and blood deficiency, phlegm-dampness, blood stasis, and qi stagnation). People with yang deficiency, qi and blood deficiency, or phlegm-damp constitution suffer from "cold" symptoms such as fear of cold, indigestion, or puffiness, and they all avoid cold food. Therefore, the warmth of bamboo shoots can neutralize the "cold" symptoms in the body of amenorrhea patients. Therefore, people with amenorrhea can eat warm foods such as bamboo shoots.

Based on the above introduction, it is not difficult to see the effects of ground bamboo shoots and the people who are suitable for them. Therefore, women can eat ground bamboo shoots during their menstrual period. People with very little menstrual flow or irregular menstruation can eat some ground bamboo shoots during their menstrual period to regulate their menstruation. In fact, ground bamboo shoots are very delicious whether eaten cold or fried, made into soup, or made into pickles. They taste very good and can be called a wild vegetable treasure.