Menstrual disorders are a common gynecological condition, characterized by abnormal menstrual cycle or excessive bleeding, as well as abdominal pain and systemic symptoms before and during menstruation. Although there is no need to eat tonics during menstruation, it is still important to take care of your diet, especially for women who often experience painful periods.
Herbal Recipe 1: Ai Ginger Porridge
Ingredients: 15g dried mugwort leaves (or 30g fresh leaves), 10g ginger, 50g glutinous rice, appropriate amount of brown sugar.
Preparation: Boil ginger and mugwort leaves to extract the concentrated juice, remove the residue. Cook glutinous rice, brown sugar, and the juice with water to make a thick porridge. Consume it for 3 days after menstruation and stop consuming it for 3 days before menstruation. Take it warm twice a day, morning and evening.
Efficacy: Warm the meridians, stop bleeding, dispel cold, and relieve pain. Suitable for women with cold and painful periods, menstrual disorders, and cold and painful lower abdomen. Not suitable for those with Yin deficiency and blood heat.
Herbal Recipe 2: Stewed Chicken Soup with Cuttlefish Bone
Ingredients: Half a chicken, 30g Chinese angelica, 30g cuttlefish bone, salt, and monosodium glutamate to taste.
Preparation: Slice the Chinese angelica and dice the chicken. Crush the cuttlefish bone. Put all three ingredients in a stewing pot with a suitable amount of water and stew over water for two hours. Add seasoning before serving.
Efficacy: This recipe has the effect of regulating menstruation and stopping bleeding, especially the cuttlefish bone, which has the function of contracting and stopping bleeding. Therefore, it can be tried by those who experience excessive menstrual bleeding.
Herbal Recipe 3: Fermented Black Soybean and Lamb Soup
Ingredients: 15g ginger, 5g black soybeans, 100g lamb, salt to taste.
Preparation: Put the above three ingredients in a clay pot and cook until the lamb is tender. Add salt to taste. Eat the lamb and drink the soup. Once a day for 10 days before menstruation, continue for 3-5 days.
Efficacy: Warm the meridians, dispel cold. Suitable for late stage of menstrual period with blood cold.
Herbal Recipe 4: Dysmenorrhea Tea
Ingredients: 10g Cyperus rotundus, 10g Aconitum carmichaelii, 10g Corydalis yanhusuo, 3g cinnamon.
Preparation: Grind the above four ingredients into powder and brew with boiling water. Can be used as a substitute for tea. Take one dose daily for 3-5 days.
Efficacy: Warm the meridians, regulate qi, and relieve pain. Suitable for symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, and cold sensation before or during menstruation.
Herbal Recipe 5: Black Fungus and Red Date Tea
Ingredients: 30g black fungus, 20 red dates.
Preparation: Boil black fungus and red dates together to make a soup. Consume once a day continuously.
Efficacy: Tonify the middle, nourish blood, and stop bleeding. Mainly used for excessive menstrual bleeding due to qi deficiency.
Herbal Recipe 6: Chinese Angelica, Ginger, and Lamb Soup
Ingredients: 1kg lean lamb, 100g Chinese angelica, 60g ginger.
Preparation: Stir-fry ginger in a pan for a moment, then add the lamb and stir-fry until the blood dries up. Add an appropriate amount of water, put in Chinese angelica (wrapped in gauze), and season with salt. Simmer over low heat until cooked. Consume in multiple servings.
Efficacy: Warm the middle, nourish blood, regulate menstruation, and dispel wind. Mainly used for women with menstrual disorders, blood deficiency with scanty menstruation, blood dryness, and painful periods.
