Can I eat comfrey during menstruation?

Can I eat comfrey during menstruation?

Many female friends have no problems normally, but a lot of problems arise during their menstrual period, such as acne and swelling of the body. So how should female friends deal with these symptoms? In fact, these are common symptoms of menstruation and generally do not require any treatment, but we can also make changes in diet to improve these symptoms.

Lithospermum erythrorhizon is a common Chinese herbal medicine. It has a good medicinal effect. It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. We can use Lithospermum erythrorhizon to promote blood circulation and cool blood. In addition, Lithospermum erythrorhizon has a therapeutic effect on heat-stagnation constipation.

Nature and flavor: bitter, cold.

① "Ben Jing": "bitter, cold."

Lithospermum officinale-Chinese herbal medicine

Lithospermum officinale-Chinese herbal medicine

② "Bielu": "Non-toxic."

③ "Medicinal Properties": "Sweet, neutral."

④ "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Sweet, salty, cold."

Meridians: Enter the pericardium and liver meridians.

① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Enters the pericardium and liver meridian blood."

② "Leigong Paozhi Lun": "Enters the heart and small intestine meridians."

③ "Ben Cao Jing Shu": "It enters the foot Shaoyin and Jueyin."

Functions and indications: Cooling blood, activating blood circulation, clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is used to treat febrile macules, damp-heat jaundice, purpura, vomiting, epistaxis, hematuria, stranguria, constipation due to heat, burns, eczema, erysipelas, and carbuncles.

① "Ben Jing": "It treats evil spirits in the heart and abdomen, five kinds of jaundice, replenishes the middle and replenishes qi, benefits the nine orifices, and clears the water channels."

Yellow flower soft lithospermum

Yellow flower soft lithospermum

② "Bie Lu": "It is used to treat abdominal swelling, fullness and pain. It can be used as an ointment to treat children's sores and facial ulcers."

③ "Medicinal Properties": "It can cure malignant sores and tinea."

④ "Compendium of Materia Medica": "For those who suffer from typhoid fever and have rashes that do not come out, use this medicine to make them come out."

⑤ "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It can treat rashes and smallpox, promote blood circulation and cool blood, and benefit the large intestine."

⑥ "Medical Collection": "Tonify the heart, soothe the liver, disperse blood stasis, and promote blood circulation."

⑦ "Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Treats constipation and hematuria."

⑧ "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Treats burns, dermatitis, eczema, and urinary tract infection."

Dosage and Administration: For oral administration: decoct in water, 1 to 3 qian; or take as powder. For external use: boil and apply ointment.

Note: People with weak gastrointestinal tract or loose stools should take with caution. This product is cold in nature and has the functions of clearing away heat and cooling blood, detoxifying and promoting rash. Therefore, it can be used in combination with cicada shells, burdock seeds, forsythia, and schizonepeta, etc. for symptoms such as excessive heat and toxins in the blood, measles, and poor rash. If the rash appears and is very dark in color, dark purple instead of bright red, this is also a symptom of excessive heat and toxins in the blood, and it must be used together with blood cooling and detoxifying drugs such as moutan bark, red peony root, honeysuckle, and lianqiao. In addition, trying this product to prevent measles can alleviate measles symptoms or reduce the incidence of measles.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" states: "People with smallpox, weak spleen and stomach, diarrhea, loss of appetite, and clear urine should abstain from food."

In the above article, we introduced that female friends often experience some symptoms during menstruation that are not easy to appear at other times. This is actually normal. Of course, these symptoms can be improved if changes are made in diet. Lithospermum officinale is a common Chinese herbal medicine. Lithospermum officinale has the function of activating blood circulation, so it is not suitable for consumption during menstruation.

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