What to eat to replenish qi and blood after menstruation

I believe most people know that women will lose qi and blood during menstruation, which will lead to physical weakness and they are likely to experience dysmenorrhea and other conditions. For example, when you have a cold, you take cold medicine and drink ginger tea, and when you have stomachache, you take stomachache medicine. So what should you eat to replenish qi and blood after menstruation? There are many foods that can replenish qi and blood, but you can't eat them randomly. If you are not careful, something bad may happen. Especially during the menstrual period, you should pay more attention to prevent accidents.

1. Longan, donkey-hide gelatin and red dates porridge

Ingredients: 100 grams of polished rice, 20 grams of longan meat, 10 grams of donkey-hide gelatin, 10 grams of dates (dried), and 15 grams of white wine.

Method: Wash the japonica rice, soak it in cold water to make it swell, and drain the water. Take a large cup, pour in boiling water, put the donkey-hide gelatin and white wine in a small cup; place the small cup in the boiling water until the donkey-hide gelatin dissolves. Remove impurities from the longan pulp and wash it. Wash the red dates and remove the core. Add about 2000 ml of cold water, longan and red dates into the pot, cook over medium heat until one third of the water remains, then add in the rice, boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until it becomes porridge , add in the melted donkey-hide gelatin and stir well.

2. Cordyceps Chicken Soup

Ingredients: 1500 grams of chicken, 30 grams of Cordyceps sinensis, 15 grams of longan, 10 grams of dates (dried), 10 grams of salt, and 2 grams of MSG.

Method: Kill the chicken, clean it and remove the internal organs; wash and pit the jujube, and put it into the pot together with cordyceps and longan meat. Use 5 to 6 bowls of water, boil for about 5 hours, add salt and MSG to taste and then it is ready to drink.

3. Black Chicken Glutinous Rice Porridge

Ingredients: 150 grams of glutinous rice, 1200 grams of black-bone chicken, 6 grams of green onion, 4 grams of ginger, 2 grams of salt, 2 grams of MSG, and 10 grams of cooking wine.

Method: Wash the glutinous rice, soak it in cold water for two or three hours, take it out and drain the water; rinse the black chicken, blanch it in boiling water and take it out; wash the green onion and ginger, cut them into sections and slices for later use. Take a pot, put in cold water, black chicken, add onion segments, ginger slices, and cooking wine. First boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until the soup is thick and the chicken is tender. Take out the black chicken, pick out the scallion segments and ginger slices, add glutinous rice, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and continue cooking until the porridge is ready. Remove the chicken and tear it into pieces, then put it into the porridge, season it with salt and MSG, and serve.