During the menstrual period, women's immune system weakens and their emotions become easily fluctuated. Some women may experience symptoms such as poor appetite, lower back pain, and fatigue. Here are a few blood-nourishing desserts recommended for women during their menstrual period:
Ginger and jujube brown sugar water: Ingredients: 30g dried ginger, 30g jujubes, 30g brown sugar. Method: Wash the ginger and jujubes, chop the ginger into small pieces, remove the pits from the jujubes, and boil them with brown sugar to make a soup. Drink the soup and eat the jujubes. Benefits: It has the effect of warming the meridians and dispelling cold. Suitable for women who have cold and painful periods and facial melasma.
Hawthorn and cinnamon red sugar soup: Ingredients: 15g hawthorn meat, 5g cinnamon, 30g brown sugar. Method: Put the hawthorn meat and cinnamon in a clay pot, add 2 bowls of water, simmer until it reduces to 1 bowl, then add brown sugar, mix well, and boil. Drink it hot. Benefits: It has the effect of warming the meridians, promoting blood circulation, dissolving stagnation, and relieving pain. Suitable for women with cold and painful periods and dull complexion.
Black plum and red sugar drink: Ingredients: 15g black plum, 30g brown sugar. Method: Put the black plum and brown sugar into a pot, add 1 and a half bowls of water, simmer until it reduces to about half a bowl, remove the residue, and drink it warm. Benefits: It has the effects of nourishing blood, stopping bleeding, and beautifying the skin. Suitable for women with excessive menstrual flow or functional uterine bleeding.
Black fungus and jujube drink: Ingredients: 30g black fungus, 20 jujubes. Method: Wash the black fungus and jujubes. Remove the pits from the jujubes. Boil both ingredients with water, remove the residue, and drink the liquid. Benefits: It has the effects of nourishing the middle, replenishing qi, nourishing blood, stopping bleeding, and beautifying the skin. Suitable for women with excessive menstrual flow, anemia, and physical weakness.
Chive juice and red sugar drink: Ingredients: 300g fresh chives, 100g brown sugar. Method: Wash the fresh chives, drain the water, chop them into small pieces, and mash them to extract the juice. Put the brown sugar in an aluminum pot, add a little water, boil until the sugar melts, then mix in the chive juice and drink it. Benefits: It has the effects of warming the meridians and replenishing qi. Suitable for women with qi and blood deficiency type of dysmenorrhea. It can also make the skin rosy and smooth.
