Can I eat Cordyceps sinensis during menstruation?

Women should pay special attention to their diet during their menstrual period. Proper diet can help women get through their menstrual period safely and also have a maintenance effect in the later stages. However, unscientific diet during menstrual period can easily cause various problems. Cordyceps sinensis is a very precious medicinal material with a very good tonic effect, but can you eat Cordyceps sinensis during menstruation? Let’s see what experienced people say. It may help you better solve the problem of diet during menstruation.

I believe that no one is unfamiliar with Cordyceps sinensis. Cordyceps sinensis has been a very famous tonic variety since ancient times. Cordyceps sinensis can enhance our immunity and has anti-tumor effects. Cordyceps sinensis can also regulate blood lipids and hematopoietic function.

Since ancient times, Cordyceps sinensis has been regarded as a treasure of Chinese medicine, and is known as one of China's three major tonics together with ginseng and deer antler. Traditional medicine believes that Cordyceps sinensis is sweet and flat in nature, enters the lung and kidney meridians, and can benefit the lungs and kidneys, relieve coughs, replenish deficiency, and benefit the essence and qi. "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica" records: Cordyceps sinensis is warm in nature, replenishes essence and benefits the marrow, and protects the lung qi. Soak a few pieces in wine and eat them to treat pain between the waist and knees, and it is beneficial to the kidneys; cook and eat them with male duck, it is suitable for the elderly.

Although Cordyceps sinensis has a wide range of effects, it is suitable for daily health care and enhancing immunity, especially for people with physical weakness, excessive sweating, spontaneous sweating, and night sweats; it is suitable for people who are weak after illness, long-term weakness or weak body, as well as various chronic wasting patients; it is suitable for people with insufficient kidney qi, sore waist and knees, impotence and spermatorrhea; it is suitable for the elderly with chronic bronchitis, emphysema, tuberculosis, bronchial asthma, cough, shortness of breath, weak asthma and hemoptysis; it is suitable for cancer patients and after radiotherapy and chemotherapy; it is suitable for patients with diabetes, lupus erythematosus, chronic nephritis, as well as patients with aplastic anemia and leukocytopenia.

However, it is contraindicated for infants, people with fever (acute high fever patients), and women during menstruation; people with hot constitution, hypertension and stroke patients, and cancer patients should use it with caution or not use it during radiotherapy; people with internal bleeding (such as hemoptysis, bloody stool, etc.) or cerebral hemorrhage should not eat it; patients with rheumatoid arthritis should reduce the dosage; those with real fire or evil spirits should not eat it.

Regarding the question of whether Cordyceps sinensis can be eaten during menstruation, since every woman's physique is different, you should make a choice based on your own situation. However, to be on the safe side, we can choose to eat it after menstruation, which can avoid causing discomfort and also add an extra layer of protection for menstrual safety.