What to eat during the 5 to 7 days of menstruation

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　　What should I eat in the first 3 days of menstruation?

　　During menstruation and a few days before and after, if the body is properly nourished with medicinal food to nourish the liver and kidneys, it will be particularly helpful in nourishing new blood.

　　Menstruation is the function of the organs, qi, blood, and meridians Uterus It is a normal phenomenon. Therefore, whether menstruation is normal is closely related to physical constitution, especially it has the greatest impact on liver and kidney function.

　　From 3 days before the scheduled menstrual date until the end of menstruation, you cannot eat cold, stimulating and hot tonic foods, such as Korean ginseng. These foods will cause the blood that is about to be excreted from your body to clot and become difficult to excrete, making you stomach ache , menstrual blood cannot be eliminated cleanly.

　　In addition, don’t eat fruits, because most fruits are also cooling!

　　What should I eat within 3 days after menstruation ends?

　　After menstruation, you should focus on replenishing blood and nourishing qi to improve paleness due to blood loss, fatigue and soreness.

　　From the day when menstruation ends, you can eat one piece of four things every day for 3 days, which can replenish the blood and treat blood deficiency and turbidity. Although commercially available Siwu Chicken Essence contains Siwu, the portion is very small and contains too much sodium. It is best to go to the pharmacy to buy a four-material medicine pack. Stewing it yourself is more effective and cheaper.

　　Siwu is composed of angelica, Chuanxiong, white peony root and rehmannia glutinosa. It is easily available in traditional Chinese medicine stores and can be decocted into soup or made into "Siwu Chicken".

　　Method: Quickly wash and drain 3 qian of Angelica sinensis, 2 qian of Rehmannia glutinosa, 1 qian of white peony root and 1 qian of Ligusticum chuanxiong. Put the medicinal materials and chicken into the electric pot, add water to cover the chicken, wait for the switch to pop up and simmer for 30 minutes.

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