Women who consume cold and stimulating foods are prone to menstrual disorders, whether it is delayed or early menstruation. Traditional Chinese medicine suggests that drinking alcohol infused with Big Nest Cabbage can help treat menstrual disorders.
Image of Big Nest Cabbage
【Treating Menstrual Disorders with Big Nest Cabbage Alcohol】
Treating menstrual disorders: 15g of Feitiancao seeds, 15g of Xiaoxueteng. Soak in alcohol and consume.
Big Nest Cabbage has a sweet and spicy taste and a cold nature. It belongs to the heart, liver, and spleen meridians.
1. "Compendium of Materia Medica Supplement": "Sweet taste, cold nature, non-toxic."
2. "Essential Compilation of Herbs": "Sweet taste, neutral nature, non-toxic."
3. "Prescriptions of Plants and Trees": "Spicy taste, neutral nature."
【Characteristics of Big Nest Cabbage】
Big Nest Cabbage is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant, growing 25-50cm tall. It is covered with sparse yellow short hairs. Its leaves are pinnately compound, with tendrils at the apex; the stipules are lanceolate, with 1-3 lanceolate teeth on one side and entire margin on the other.
There are 4-8 pairs of leaflets, which are elongated or inverted lanceolate, 8-18mm long, 4-8mm wide, with a truncate and concave apex and a tapered base, and yellow hairs sparsely distributed on both sides.
The inflorescence is axillary; each flower has 1-2 flowers, with short yellow hairy pedicels; the corolla is deep purple or pink; the calyx is campanulate, with 5 lanceolate, gradually pointed teeth and white sparse short hairs.
The standard petal is inverted ovate, and both the wing petals and keel petals have claws; there are 10 stamens, with 2 fused; the ovary is sessile, the stigma is short, and the style is head-shaped, with pale yellow beards on the dorsal side of the stigma.
【Methods of Treating Menstrual Disorders】
1. Black Fungus and Red Date Tea
Boil 30g of black fungus and 20 red dates in water, and drink the soup. Take once a day continuously. It helps nourish the middle, replenish qi, and promote blood clotting. It is mainly used to treat excessive menstrual bleeding caused by qi deficiency.
2. Hawthorn and Brown Sugar Drink
Take 50g of raw hawthorn flesh and 40g of brown sugar. Boil the hawthorn in water to remove the residue, then add brown sugar and drink it while hot. Non-pregnant women can drink it several times to help promote menstruation. It helps activate blood circulation and regulate the menstrual cycle, and is mainly used to treat menstrual irregularities in women.
