Red sugar water is a folk remedy widely used to warm the stomach and relieve menstrual pain. So, what are the different ways to make red sugar water?
I. Methods of Consumption
1. Ginger Red Sugar Water
Ingredients: 10g ginger, appropriate amount of red sugar
Method: Boil the red sugar to make red sugar water, as it is easier to absorb the nutrients this way. Cut the ginger into slices or shreds, and boil it with the red sugar and water. Let it simmer for about 10 minutes after the water boils.
Usage: It is not recommended to drink the hot soup. It can be consumed warm or at room temperature.
2. Jujube Ginger Red Sugar Water
Ingredients: 30g dried ginger, 30g jujube, 30g red sugar
Method: Wash the first two ingredients, finely chop the dried ginger, remove the pits from the jujube, and boil them with red sugar. Drink the soup and eat the jujube.
Efficacy: It has the effect of warming the meridians and dispelling cold. It is suitable for cold-induced menstrual pain and chloasma.
3. Honey Jujube Ginger Red Sugar Water
Ingredients: 1000g water, 50g honey jujube, 10g ginger, 3 tablespoons of red sugar
Method:
1. Peel and cut the ginger into long strips.
2. Add cold water to a pot and bring it to a boil over high heat.
3. Add the ginger strips, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for about 10 minutes.
4. Add the honey jujube and red sugar, and stir with a spoon.
5. Cover and continue to simmer for about 15 minutes.
II. Effects and Benefits
1. Ginger red sugar water is the most common and practical red sugar health drink. It is used to treat colds and warm the stomach. Ginger red sugar water has a certain therapeutic effect on replenishing energy for pregnant women and relieving menstrual discomfort in women. It can warm the body, increase energy, promote blood circulation, and can also be used as a topical application to relieve damage caused by mosquito bites.
2. The external application of ginger red sugar water: In addition to drinking, ginger red sugar water can also be used for external application. It has the same detoxifying and moisturizing effects. For example, if a child is stung by a bee and the wound is red, swollen, and painful, applying a small amount of concentrated red sugar water to the swollen area can reduce pain and gradually relieve the redness and swelling. In autumn and winter, when the skin is dry and itchy due to cold weather, washing and cleaning with red sugar water can effectively relieve the itchiness.
3. The efficacy of ginger red sugar water for postpartum women: Ginger red sugar water has the effects of nourishing the middle, invigorating the spleen and stomach, and warming the stomach. Postpartum women often experience excessive bleeding and large energy and energy consumption. Drinking ginger red sugar water during the 7-10 days after childbirth can replenish energy, increase blood volume, promote the contraction, recovery, and discharge of lochia, and promote milk secretion. When the symptoms are more severe, drinking a cup of ginger red sugar water before dinner for a week can effectively improve the condition.
4. Ginger red sugar water can also be cooked with white fungus, wolfberry, red dates, or red beans, which has diuretic effects. During menstruation, it can help eliminate uterine waste and relieve bloating and lower back pain. Black sugar cooked with longan and ginger juice has a blood-tonifying effect.
5. The efficacy of ginger red sugar water for women during the menstrual period: Red sugar water is also helpful for smooth menstruation in women. It can warm the body, increase energy, promote blood circulation, and make the menstrual period smoother. If you feel tired and have poor complexion after menstruation, you can drink a cup of ginger red sugar water with a concentration of about 20% before lunch.
6. Ginger red sugar water is effective in preventing and treating wind-cold colds (generally caused by cold and cold air), but it is not suitable for wind-heat colds. Ginger is a common seasoning and can also be used medicinally. Its medicinal properties are warm and pungent, and it can induce sweating, expel wind, and dispel cold. It has a mild effect and is suitable for mild wind-cold colds. If you catch a cold in winter, drinking a bowl of hot ginger soup or boiling red sugar and ginger into ginger sugar water can make the patient slightly sweat and effectively expel the cold pathogen. According to traditional Chinese medicine, warm and pungent substances have the characteristic of dispersing. When the external pathogenic factors are still on the surface of the body, dispersing and sweating can easily expel the pathogenic factors along with the sweat, and the disease will be resolved accordingly.
7. Ginger red sugar water can warm the uterus and treat dysmenorrhea. Due to diet or lifestyle habits, many female friends may have a cold uterus. Ginger red sugar tea can warm the uterus, improve menstrual flow, relieve dysmenorrhea, and also help with conception.
