Can I eat taro during menstruation?

Menstruation is a physiological cycle for women. Generally, women will feel upset and weak during menstruation, which is a normal physiological phenomenon. Many foods cannot be eaten during menstruation. If eaten improperly, it will have adverse effects on the body, so before eating any food, you must first check whether you can eat it.

Taro looks very much like potato, but it is not potato. It has a smooth texture, delicious taste, and can be eaten whether stewed or cooked. It has always been one of people’s favorite foods. So can you eat taro during menstruation? The following will explain it to you in detail!

Yes, 1. Taro is rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, sodium, carotene, niacin, vitamin C, B vitamins, saponin and other ingredients. Among the minerals it contains, the fluorine content is relatively high, which has the effect of cleaning teeth, preventing caries and protecting teeth;

2. Its rich nutritional value can enhance the body's immune function and can be used as a common medicinal staple food for the prevention and treatment of cancer. It plays an auxiliary therapeutic role in cancer surgery or postoperative radiotherapy, chemotherapy and its recovery process;

3. Taro contains a kind of mucus protein, which can produce immunoglobulin, or antibody globulin, after being absorbed by the human body, which can enhance the body's resistance. Therefore, Chinese medicine believes that taro can detoxify, and has an inhibitory and dissolving effect on carbuncle, swelling, toxins and pain in the human body, including cancer toxins, and can be used to prevent and treat tumors and lymph tuberculosis.

4. Taro is an alkaline food, which can neutralize the acidic substances accumulated in the body, adjust the acid-base balance of the human body, produce the effect of beautifying the skin and blackening the hair, and can also be used to prevent and treat hyperacidity;

5. Taro is rich in mucus saponins and a variety of trace elements, which can help the body correct physiological abnormalities caused by trace element deficiency. It can also increase appetite and aid digestion. Therefore, Chinese medicine believes that taro can replenish the middle and benefit Qi.

Edible Effect

Taro is sweet and spicy, neutral in nature, slightly toxic, and enters the intestine and stomach meridians;

It has the effects of nourishing the stomach, widening the intestines, relieving constipation, detoxifying, nourishing the liver and kidneys, reducing swelling and relieving pain, nourishing the stomach and spleen, dispersing nodules, regulating the middle qi, resolving phlegm, and replenishing essence and marrow.

It is mainly used to treat lumps, phlegm nodules, scrofula, constipation and other diseases.

Through the above introduction, you can intuitively understand that you can eat taro during menstruation. As long as you do not eat spicy or cold foods, it will have no effect on you. You can eat more taro in your daily life. Taro has high nutritional value and is suitable for everyone to eat. Taro can be eaten by the general population.