When girls have menstrual pain, the first thing that comes to mind is drinking ginger brown sugar water, because it can warm the body and increase energy, as well as accelerate blood circulation and help the rapid discharge of menstrual blood. However, many girls drink ginger brown sugar water but it doesn't work. Why is that?
【Ingredients】
Red sugar, jujubes each 30 grams, dried ginger 10 grams
【Instructions】
Clean the dried ginger and jujubes, remove the pits from the jujubes, and slice the dried ginger. Put all three ingredients into a pot and simmer.
【Usage】
It is best to eat some jujubes while drinking the soup.
【Indications】
Nausea, cold menstrual pain in women.
【The Correct Way to Drink Ginger Brown Sugar Water】
1. First, drinking hot brown sugar water can warm the body, increase energy, invigorate blood circulation, and speed up blood circulation. Menstruation will also be smoother. If female friends have problems with irregular menstruation and abdominal distension, you can try this method; you can also add ginger juice to cook together, which can tonify Qi, nourish blood, and nourish the liver (according to TCM theory, the uterus is connected to the liver meridian), and the effect of warming tendons and activating collaterals will be better.
2. However, brown sugar is hot in nature and can easily generate internal heat. For women with weak constitution, cold and damp blood deficiency, and Qi stagnation and blood stasis, it can increase the internal heat and alleviate the symptoms of dysmenorrhea caused by body coldness and blood stagnation. On the other hand, if your constitution is fire-type, that is, you have excessive internal heat and weak fire rises, taking brown sugar water with strong drying properties is like pouring oil on fire. The body cannot tolerate excessive internal heat, so it will bleed excessively as a way to reduce the internal fire.
3. Secondly, brown sugar water can regulate dysmenorrhea and has certain therapeutic effects on secondary dysmenorrhea. It is more suitable for postpartum women to replenish blood and Qi. It can help postpartum women relieve uterine contractions. However, for women during menstruation, it is not very useful. Sometimes excessive consumption of sweets can increase their anxiety. Therefore, preventing dysmenorrhea also requires paying attention to menstrual hygiene in daily life and avoiding the consumption of spicy and irritating foods during menstruation.
4. Lastly, ginger contains volatile oil, which can accelerate blood circulation. It also contains gingerol, which stimulates gastric juice secretion, stimulates the intestines, and promotes digestion. Ginger also contains ginger phenol, which can reduce the occurrence of gallstones. Therefore, ginger has both advantages and disadvantages. Folk sayings like "Eat radishes on the bed and ginger off the bed" indicate that ginger can be eaten, but not excessively. Especially in autumn, it is better not to eat ginger because the dry climate in autumn can damage the lungs, and eating spicy ginger can further harm the lungs, exacerbating dehydration and dryness in the body.
