Can I eat Artemisia selengensis during menstruation?

Menstruation is very important to women and should never be ignored. During menstruation, women's bodies are very fragile and need to be well protected to ensure good health. Therefore, women should pay attention to taking care of their bodies during these days so that their bodies can recover quickly after menstruation. Then women need to know some food supplements.

Because menstruation is very important for women, many women will regulate their bodies through diet therapy during this period, so they will pay attention to eating some nourishing foods. We all know that artemisia selengensis has high nutritional value, so let's find out if it can be eaten.

Artemisia selengensis is a plant of the genus Artemisia in the Asteraceae family. Tender stems and leaves, rhizomes, perennial herb. The tender stems and leaves can be eaten cold or stir-fried. The rhizomes can be pickled. Artemisia selengensis grows in areas with an altitude of 800 to 3000 meters, and is often found in moist sparse woods, hillsides, roadsides and wastelands.

This species has been recorded in ancient herbal books. "Er Ya" calls it "You Hu" and "Fan", "Shennong Bencao Jing" and "Compendium of Materia Medica" call it "Bai Hao", and the aquatic ones may be this species. The whole plant is used as medicine, which has the effects of stopping bleeding, reducing inflammation, suppressing cough and resolving phlegm. It has also been found to be effective in treating icteric or abilious hepatitis; it is also used as a substitute for "Ai" (home mugwort) by the folks; it is used as a substitute for "Liu Jinu" (artemisia selengensis) by the folks in Sichuan. The roots of Artemisia selengensis are cool in nature and sweet in taste, while the leaves are neutral in nature. They can calm liver fire and treat symptoms such as weak stomach qi, edema, and puffer fish poisoning, as well as prevent bud diseases, throat diseases, and constipation. The rhizome is high in starch, which can provide heat energy for the body and can also serve as a tissue component of nerve structures, components, enzymes and hormones. At the same time, it can also protect the brain and act as a detoxifier by storing glycogen in the liver.

Dried tofu is edible for most people, but it has a high sodium content. Patients with diabetes, obesity or other chronic diseases such as kidney disease and hyperlipidemia should eat it with caution; the elderly and patients with iron deficiency anemia should eat less.

You can eat artemisia during menstruation, but you cannot eat cold food, otherwise it will stimulate the uterus and cause changes in menstrual blood. Therefore, women during menstruation can eat some artemisia appropriately, but don't eat too much to avoid causing harm to the body. Also, women during menstruation should be careful not to do strenuous exercise.