Menstruation is a special physiological phenomenon in women. Not only does it affect mood when "Aunt Flow" arrives every month, but it also comes with menstrual cramps. According to traditional Chinese medicine, menstrual cramps are caused by deficiency of the liver and kidneys, stagnation of cold pathogenic factors, insufficient qi and blood, and qi stagnation and blood stasis. So how can we regulate menstrual cramps? The following 6 medicinal diets can help you alleviate the discomfort of menstrual cramps.
1. Chinese Angelica and Motherwort Egg
Materials: 10g Chinese angelica, 30g motherwort, 3 eggs.
Method: Put Chinese angelica, motherwort, and eggs in a pot with water. Boil until the eggs are cooked, remove the shells, then cook for a while longer, remove the residue and take the juice. Drink the soup and eat the eggs, 1 egg each time, 3 times a day, continuously for 5-7 days.
Efficacy: It can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and relieve menstrual cramps.
2. Black Fungus and Red Date Drink
Materials: 30g black fungus, 20 red dates.
Method: Wash the black fungus and red dates. Remove the pits from the red dates and boil them together with water. Remove the residue and drink.
Efficacy: It has the effects of tonifying the middle, nourishing qi, nourishing blood, stopping bleeding, and improving skin complexion. It is suitable for excessive menstruation and anemia-related menstrual cramps.
3. Ginger, Red Date, and Brown Sugar Water
Materials: 30g dried ginger, 30g red dates, 30g brown sugar.
Method: Wash the dried ginger and red dates, cut the dried ginger into small pieces, remove the pits from the red dates, and cook them together with brown sugar. Drink the soup and eat the red dates.
Efficacy: It has the effect of warming the menstruation and dispelling cold. It is suitable for cold-type menstrual cramps and chloasma.
4. Hawthorn and Cinnamon Brown Sugar Soup
Materials: 15g hawthorn flesh, 5g cinnamon, 30g brown sugar.
Method: Put hawthorn flesh and cinnamon in a clay pot, add 2 bowls of water, simmer over low heat until it reduces to 1 bowl, then add brown sugar and mix well, boil and serve.
Efficacy: It has the effect of warming the menstruation, promoting blood circulation, and dispelling stasis.
5. Rose Tea
Materials: Rose flowers picked in summer or autumn, choose semi-open buds with purple-red color, not dispersed petals, and a fragrant smell.
Method: Infuse with boiling water.
Efficacy: It has the effects of promoting qi circulation, activating blood circulation, and nourishing the skin. It is suitable for irregular menstruation and menstrual cramps.
6. Astragalus and Black-Bone Chicken
Materials: 30g astragalus, 1 black-bone chicken, appropriate seasonings.
Method: Wash the black-bone chicken and cut it into pieces, put it in a pot with astragalus. Add an appropriate amount of water and stew until cooked. Add salt to taste. Take it 1-2 times a week.
Efficacy: It can tonify qi, nourish blood, regulate menstruation, and relieve pain. It is suitable for premenstrual, menstrual, or postmenstrual abdominal pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, palpitations, insomnia, and lumbosacral weakness.
