How to eat and take care of women during menstruation

　　What kind of supplements should women take to regulate menstruation? In fact, different medicinal foods should be chosen according to different physical constitutions. The following is an explanation of edible medicinal foods and precautions for various body types.

　　Qi deficiency type:

　　The menstrual cycle is easy to be advanced, the amount of menstruation is increased, and it is easy to feel fatigued and have a loss of appetite. It is often accompanied by poor gastrointestinal digestion or easy digestion. diarrhea situation. The face is pale, the tongue is pale, and the pulse is weak. During treatment, it is advisable to replenish lung qi and exercise moderately. exercise Physical fitness.

　　Qi-boosting yam soup:

　　30 grams each of Scutellaria baicalensis and Codonopsis pilosula (cloth bag), 30 grams yam, and 30 grams jujube. Add water and cook together. Season with appropriate amount of salt. Take off the medicine bag and drink the soup. Both yam and jujube can be eaten.

　　Blood deficiency type:

　　of this kind of constitution female Many suffer from anemia , the menstrual color is lighter, the texture is thinner, the face is pale or sallow, easy to be tired, dizzy, palpitations, the tongue is pale, the coating is thin and white, and the pulse is weak. You should usually eat more lean meat, red cabbage or spinach, sweet potato leaves and other green vegetables, or apples, cherries, Grape and other iron-rich foods. Treatment should be to replenish qi and nourish blood.

　　Siwu Silky Chicken:

　　15 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 10 grams of Angelica sinensis, 10 grams of white peony root, 5 grams of Ligusticum chuanxiong, half a black-bone chicken, and 3 slices of ginger. Add an appropriate amount of water and stew until cooked, then add a few pieces of green onion before eating.

　　Blood stasis type:

　　Menstruation is easy to be delayed, the amount of menstruation is too little or there are blood clots, the menstrual blood is purple or dark in color, the lower abdomen hurts during menstruation, the pain is slightly relieved after the blood clots are discharged, and in severe cases, even infertility is common. Uterus Patients with endometriosis. During treatment, it is advisable to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis.

　　Motherwort eggs:

　　Motherwort 15g, egg 1 piece, add water and cook together. Peel the shells from cooked eggs and eat them to drink soup. Treat delayed menstruation or Dysmenorrhea。

　　Gong Han type:

　　This constitution often occurs in women who like to eat cold food. Menstruation is more likely to be delayed, the amount of menstruation is less or the color is darker. Some people experience cold pain in the lower abdomen before menstruation or during menstruation. When it is severe, they may even turn blue and have cold limbs. The pain can be slightly relieved by hot compress. During diagnosis, it is often found that the tongue is light in color, the tongue coating is white, and the pulse is deep and tight. Treatment should be to warm the meridians and dispel cold, and avoid eating raw and cold foods.

　　Artemisia leaf ginger egg:

　　10 grams of mugwort leaves, 15 grams of ginger, 1 bowl of water and simmer until half a bowl is removed, 1 egg, shelled and stirred, cooked in soup and taken 1 to 2 times a day (the dosage of mugwort leaves should not be too much, 60 grams each time is enough. If you eat too much, there will be side effects of nausea and vomiting).

　　Blood heat type:

　　Menstruation is likely to be early, with heavy menstrual flow, thick texture, easy to be upset and thirsty, easy to blush, yellow and thick leucorrhea with a peculiar smell, red tongue with yellow tongue coating. In addition to genetic factors, this kind of constitution can be caused by going to bed late for a long time, staying up late, being overly excited, or liking spicy food. During treatment, it is advisable to cool blood and consolidate menstruation. You can eat more cooling foods such as celery, lotus root, and loofah. Avoid eating fried, spicy, and irritating foods. You should go to bed before 11 o'clock in the evening.

　　lotus root soup

　　Take 250 grams of lotus root, wash and chop it, add water to cook, season with oil and salt, and take it regularly.

　　Phlegm-damp type:

　　People who are overweight tend to have chest bloating, delayed menstruation or less menstrual flow, and are often accompanied by more leucorrhea. It is advisable to eat more foods that can eliminate phlegm and reduce cellulite, such as white radish, kelp, water chestnuts, wax gourd, sea cucumber, and sea cucumber, and eat less foods that promote phlegm and dampness, such as fatty meat and fried foods. Obese people should eat less and move more to lose weight.

　　Hawthorn and lotus leaf drink: 10 grams each of hawthorn, tangerine peel, and lotus leaf, add water to decoct the soup, and take the juice instead of tea.

　　Liver depression type:

　　The menstrual cycle is relatively irregular. Before menstruation, it is easy to be sentimental, irritable, or emotionally unstable, and the breasts are prone to distended pain . The edges of the tongue are dark, the coating is thin white or yellow, and the pulse is stringy. Common in premenstrual tension syndrome. Treatment should soothe the liver and relieve depression.

　　Steamed shark with Cyperus cyperus: Wash a piece of shark, smash the Cyperus cyperus, place it on the fish with shredded ginger, rub salt, put it in a steamer and steam it for about 40 minutes (people with hot body should not eat it).

　　Kidney deficiency type:

　　It often occurs when the body is congenitally weak, when puberty is not fully mature, or when menopause occurs, with symptoms such as irregular menstrual cycles, soreness in the back and feet, dizziness and tinnitus. Clinically, it is divided into two types: "kidney yin deficiency" and "kidney yang deficiency":

　　Kidney yin deficiency type

　　Menstrual blood is bright red in color and sticky in texture, with afternoon flushing of cheekbones, heat in the palms and soles, easy constipation, red tongue, and thready and rapid pulse. You can eat more nourishing foods such as white fungus, mulberry, pears, star fruit, and black plums.

　　Tremella soup: 10 grams of white fungus, 10 grams of wolfberry, 10 grams of lily, 12 red dates, appropriate amount of rock sugar, add water to stew and take.

　　Kidney yang deficiency type

　　In addition to the above symptoms, there are also symptoms such as chills, cold hands and feet, frequent urination and excessive urination at night. You can eat more warm foods such as leeks and walnuts.

　　Cistanche deserticola and mutton porridge: 10 grams of Cistanche deserticola (cloth bag), 60 grams of mutton, 60 grams of japonica rice, a little oil and salt, 2 sections of white scallion, and 3 slices of ginger. Cook into porridge and take it regularly (Cistanche deserticola has the function of moisturizing the intestines, so it is not suitable for people with diarrhea).