Can I eat pomegranates when my period comes?

Girls always feel uncomfortable during menstruation and are particularly prone to stomach pain. They also need to pay attention to many things during menstruation, otherwise the pain will be aggravated. During this period, you also need to pay attention to many dietary details, such as some things cannot be eaten, such as cold things, and some things should be eaten less. For example, some girls like to eat spicy food or pomegranates. So, can they eat pomegranates at this stage?

Pomegranate is one of the fruits we often eat. It has high nutritional value and there are many benefits of eating pomegranate.

Pomegranate is particularly nutritious and contains a variety of nutrients needed by the human body. The fruit contains vitamin C and B vitamins, organic acids, sugars, proteins, fats, as well as minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and potassium. According to analysis, pomegranate contains 17% carbohydrates, 79% water, and 13-17% sugar. The vitamin C content is 1-2 times higher than that of apples, while the fat and protein content is lower. The fruit is mainly eaten fresh.

1. Pomegranate juice contains a variety of amino acids and trace elements, which can aid digestion, resist gastric ulcers, soften blood vessels, lower blood lipids and blood sugar, and lower cholesterol. It can prevent coronary heart disease and high blood pressure, and can invigorate the stomach and refresh the mind, enhance appetite, and prolong life. It has a miraculous effect on sobering up for those who drink excessively.

2. Pomegranate is a treasure from head to toe. Its peel, roots and flowers can all be used as medicine. Its peel contains malic acid, tannins, alkali and other ingredients. According to relevant experiments, pomegranate peel has obvious antibacterial and astringent functions. It can astringe the intestinal mucosa and reduce the secretion of intestinal mucus. Therefore, it can effectively treat diarrhea, dysentery and other diseases, and has a good inhibitory effect on Shigella dysenteriae and Escherichia coli. In addition, the pomegranate peel contains alkaline substances that have an insect repellent effect; the pomegranate flowers have a hemostatic function, and the pomegranate flowers can be soaked in water to wash the eyes, which also has the effect of improving eyesight.

3. Pomegranate is warm in nature, sweet, sour and astringent in taste, and enters the lung, kidney and large intestine meridians; it has the effects of promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, astringing and solidifying, stopping diarrhea and stopping bleeding; it is mainly used to treat symptoms such as lack of fluid, dry mouth and throat, thirst, long-term diarrhea, long-term dysentery, bloody stool, and metrorrhagia.

Therefore, women can eat pomegranates in moderation during menstruation and it will not affect menstruation.