Blood-enriching diet for women during menstrual period

　　1. Menstrual period: the 22nd to the 28th day of the menstrual period

　　Cinnamon nourishes blood

　　Reasons for blood replenishment: Uterus If the endometrium cannot continue to grow, it will gradually peel off, and blood and broken mucosa will be discharged from the uterus through the vagina. At this time, we should take advantage of the situation and use the method of promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation to ensure smooth menstruation.

　　Chinese medicine help: Cinnamon is a warming and tonic medicinal material that can warm the body and replenish yang, dispel cold and relieve pain, promote blood circulation and stimulate menstruation, and promote blood circulation. With cinnamon, do you still worry about irregular menstruation? Of course not! A nutritious and delicious cinnamon beef dish not only satisfies greedy cravings, but also drives them away Dysmenorrhea ! The ingredients are very simple, 4 grams of cinnamon, 250 grams of beef, and the condiments are ginger, refined salt, rice wine, MSG and green onions that are usually used at home.

　　Wash the cinnamon, cut it into 2 cm long and 1 cm wide strips, cut the beef into pieces, put it in the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, add the seasonings and stew it like usual stews! If you want to make the color brighter, you can also add a little carrot and wolfberry.

　　TIPS: Cinnamon is hot in nature and is suitable for consumption in cool weather. Cinnamon is prohibited in summer. Because cinnamon has heat and blood-activating properties and can easily damage fetal gas, pregnant women must eat it with caution. Girls with symptoms of yin deficiency and fire exuberance such as fever in the palms, soles, dry mouth and throat should not eat it. Those with blood-heat type who have heavy menstruation or frequent nosebleeds should not eat it either. pelvic inflammatory disease , sore throat and other fever patients should avoid eating. Girls who have lost blood should also fast.

　　2. Follicular phase: 1st to 9th day of menstrual period

　　Wolfberry nourishes blood

　　Reason for blood replenishment: At this time, follicles begin to grow in the ovary, and the ovary secretes hormones to help the endometrium grow. To promote the development and maturity of follicles, we should focus on nourishing blood and yin, and at the same time pay attention to nourishing the kidneys.

　　Chinese medicine help: Lycium barbarum is a kind of yin-tonifying medicine that is sweet and mild in nature and has the functions of nourishing the liver and kidneys, improving eyesight, and moistening the lungs. It is often used as a nourishing and anti-aging medicine. Want to quickly restore your complexion and take good care of yourself? It’s very simple, just a bowl of wolfberry and white fungus soup is done!

　　Soak a small piece of white fungus in advance, remove the roots, and simmer on high heat for 10 minutes. The amount of water just covers the white fungus. Then add 10-15 wolfberries, reduce the heat to low and simmer slowly. Turn off the heat after the white fungus becomes transparent for about 20 to 30 minutes. If you like it to be stickier, then cook it until you are satisfied. Finally, add some rock sugar to season it according to your preference, and you're done.

　　TIPS: The effect of wolfberry in warming the body is quite strong. cold fever , the body has inflammation, diarrhea It is best not to eat it. Generally speaking, healthy It is enough for adults to eat about 20 grams of wolfberry every day, but do not overdose.

　　3. Ovulation period: the 10th to 12th day of the menstrual period

　　Salvia miltiorrhiza nourishes blood

　　Reason for blood replenishment: After the follicle matures, it releases the egg and sends it from the ovary to the uterus through the fallopian tube. To promote ovulation, drugs for unblocking collaterals, promoting qi, and activating blood should be added on the basis of nourishing essence and blood.

　　Chinese medicine can help: There is a medicine whose blood-enhancing effect is as good as the well-known Siwu Decoction, and that is Salvia miltiorrhiza. In addition to nourishing blood, it can also activate blood circulation and regulate menstruation, clear the mind and relieve troubles, relieve pain and calm the mind. Soak 500 grams of jellyfish skin in salt water in advance and set aside.

　　Wash and slice the salvia miltiorrhiza, 15 grams is enough. Then cut some ginger slices and scallions, put them into a stew pot, add water and heat over high heat. After the water boils, turn to low heat and simmer for 20 minutes. At this time, the jellyfish skin is almost soaked. Take it out and cut it into sections and put it in the pot. Finally, add salt, MSG, sesame oil, and season it. It will taste better if you add some cooking wine!

　　TIPS: When boiling salvia with alkaline water, be sure not to add alkali. Large doses of Salvia miltiorrhiza may cause allergies in humans, manifesting as systemic skin itching, rash, Urticaria , some are accompanied by chest tightness, difficulty breathing, and even aversion to cold, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, irritability, etc. Therefore, attention must be paid to the dosage, generally 9-15 grams.