How did women in ancient times deal with menstruation?

The development trend of human society is from ancient times to today's civilized society step by step. This change is not only reflected in the spiritual construction, but also in the changes in living habits and concepts. Women's menstruation, as a physiological characteristic, has gone through different stages of cognition to become the process we are exposed to today. Although sanitary napkins for modern women have become daily necessities, ancient women did experience different stages of psychological changes when dealing with menstruation.

First of all, in the ancient times, when humans' top priority was survival, there would be no special supplies to deal with physiological characteristics and changes such as menstruation. When menstruation came out, clean fallen leaves and similar items became a good way to clean menstruation. Although it seems incomprehensible now, people in that era had to face such a cruel reality.

Secondly, in the slave society period, human civilization had gradually faded away, and human living habits had gradually changed. Women's menstrual treatment began to change from clean objects from nature to daily necessities such as silk and cloth. Of course, the difference in materials and quality between the royal family and the poor was very obvious, but no matter what, at this time, materials such as fabrics, cotton wool and grass ash had been used to make the prototype of sanitary belts to solve menstrual problems.

Finally, even in the feudal period, sanitary belts were still an ideal choice for dealing with menstruation, except that they were of higher quality, and the raw materials used also had disinfection and sterilization effects, and they could be cleaned without affecting secondary use. However, after the menstrual period, they had to be exposed to the sun to kill bacteria and disinfect. This seemingly unimaginable method was indeed the key way for women to deal with and resolve menstruation in ancient times.