How to use brown sugar water skillfully during menstruation

　　for female Generally speaking, there are always a few irritable days every month, and during this period, some women will also use various methods to relieve some discomforts during menstruation, such as making themselves a cup of brown sugar water to drink, which can replenish blood. Brown sugar is a common food in life. For women, brown sugar is an indispensable tonic during menstruation. Let’s take a look at how to use brown sugar water skillfully during menstruation.

　　Brown sugar is a commonly used food in life. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that brown sugar is warm in nature and sweet in taste, and enters the spleen meridian. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that sugar (brown sugar) has the effects of "harmony the spleen and soothing the liver", "enriching blood, activating blood circulation, clearing blood stasis and excreting lochia".

　　Some women's uterus is weak and cold during menstruation, blood congestion is blocked, and menstruation is irregular. stomach ache , less menstrual blood, more blood clots, and poor menstruation. For Dysmenorrhea Those with a cold nature are often accompanied by symptoms such as aversion to cold, cold limbs, pale complexion, fatigue, and even vomiting and diarrhea. Traditional Chinese medicine generally uses products that warm the meridians, dispel cold, activate blood circulation and remove blood clots, unblock the meridians and activate meridians, and take advantage of the situation to promote the smooth discharge of menstrual blood. Brown sugar is both warm in nature and has the function of activating blood circulation, so it is often used as a herbal medicine in combination with other traditional Chinese medicines to enhance the warming and calming effect of the prescription.

　　There are currently a variety of "functional brown sugars" on the market. For example, Yimu brown sugar can replenish qi and blood, remove stasis, stimulate menstruation, and relieve abdominal pain.； Donkey hide gelatin brown sugar can nourish yin and blood, remove wind and moisturize, and relieve abdominal pain ； Ginger brown sugar can dispel cold and warm the stomach, regulate qi and activate blood circulation, warm menstruation and relieve pain, etc. Brown sugar can often achieve different health effects when paired with different foods.

　　Hawthorn, Guizhi and Brown Sugar Drink

　　15 grams of hawthorn, 10 grams of cassia twig, and 30 to 50 grams of brown sugar. Boil hawthorn meat and cinnamon twigs with water, then add brown sugar, mix thoroughly, boil and drink. This prescription has the effects of warming the meridians, dredging the meridians, removing blood stasis and relieving pain, and is suitable for women with cold dysmenorrhea.

　　Longan barley brown sugar porridge

　　10 grams of dried longan meat, 30 grams of coix seed, and 1 spoon of brown sugar. Boil the first two flavors together into porridge, add 1 spoon of brown sugar, and eat once a day. This recipe can replenish qi and blood, and is suitable for those with scanty menstruation and dysmenorrhea due to insufficient qi and blood.

　　Ginger jujube brown sugar water

　　10 grams of dried ginger, 30 grams each of jujube and brown sugar. Wash the first two ingredients, slice the dried ginger, remove the pits from the jujubes, add brown sugar and boil in water. Drink soup and eat jujubes. This prescription has the effects of warming the menstruation, dispersing cold, relieving pain and relieving pain, and is suitable for those with cold dysmenorrhea and vomiting.

　　Black bean, safflower and brown sugar soup

　　50 grams of black beans, 6 grams of safflower, and 30 grams of brown sugar. Decoct the first two flavors in water. After decoction, add brown sugar and drink hot. This recipe has the effects of replenishing the liver and kidneys, activating blood circulation and regulating menstruation, and is suitable for those with liver and kidney deficiency who have low menstrual flow, dark menstrual blood and dysmenorrhea.

　　Plum brown sugar drink

　　15 grams of black plum and 30 grams of brown sugar. Put the black plum and brown sugar into a pot and bring to a boil, remove the residue and drink warm. This recipe has the effect of nourishing blood and stopping bleeding, beautifying the skin and pleasing the face. It is suitable for girls with Qi and blood deficiency, Menorrhagia Light color, or functionality Uterus Those with bleeding tend to be weak and cold.

　　Although brown sugar is good, it is not suitable for everyone. Because brown sugar is warm in nature, those who have internal heat will have the disadvantage of converting heat and stimulating blood circulation. Therefore, those with excessive menstrual flow, red color, irritability and hotness, and yellow and greasy tongue coating should not take it at will and should seek medical treatment in time to avoid delaying the condition. Secondly, brown sugar is greasy and hinders the stomach, so patients with indigestion and diabetes should not eat it. In addition, brown sugar should be used according to seasonal changes. It should be used less in summer and more in winter.