What should women eat during menstruation to help remove blood stasis?

During those days of each month, women need to pay attention not only to their daily routine but also to their diet. We know that menstruation every month helps women eliminate waste blood from the body. So what should we eat during menstruation to eliminate blood stasis?

Rose tea

According to traditional Chinese medicine, roses are warm in nature and have the effects of promoting qi, relieving depression, promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, regulating menstruation and relieving pain. Roses also contain a variety of vitamins and tannins, which help improve blood circulation, regulate endocrine system and resist aging.

Therefore, those who have blood clots and blood stasis during menstruation can drink rose tea, which helps to eliminate blood stasis. The specific method is: pick 6 to 8 dried roses and brew them with 80℃ water for drinking. 2 cups a day, can be consumed during and after menstruation.

Brown Sugar Ginger Water

Ginger is pungent and warm in nature, and has a dispersing property, which can dispel wind and cold and warm the uterus; while brown sugar is warming and tonic, which can activate qi and blood and speed up blood circulation. The combination of the two is beneficial for smooth menstrual blood flow and the elimination of blood stasis. The specific method is: cut the ginger into shreds, add water and 2 spoons of brown sugar, put it into the pot and boil it before drinking.

Drink one cup in the morning. For women with heavy menstrual flow, they can start drinking it 3-5 days before menstruation and stop using it during menstruation to avoid heavier menstrual flow. However, for those with light menstrual flow, it is fine.

Hawthorn porridge

Hawthorn is sour and warm in nature. In addition to its effects of stimulating appetite and eliminating food stagnation, it can also promote blood circulation, promote qi, and remove blood stasis. It is very effective for those with amenorrhea due to blood stasis. Adding hawthorn to some brown sugar and cooking it into porridge is suitable for those with physical weakness, dysmenorrhea, and menstrual disorder.

The specific method is: wash, core, slice and 30 grams of hawthorn, then cook it into porridge with rice, add a little brown sugar for seasoning, and eat it twice a day.

Motherwort Porridge

Motherwort has been used as a traditional Chinese herbal medicine to treat gynecological diseases since ancient times. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, contracting the uterus, regulating menstruation and promoting diuresis. It is mainly used to treat irregular menstruation, abdominal pain due to blood stasis, etc. It is suitable for people with menstrual blood stasis, menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, and amenorrhea.

The specific method is: boil 10 grams of motherwort in water and set aside; when the porridge is cooked, pour in the motherwort soup and simmer for a while. You can also add a few red dates when cooking the porridge. Take it 7 days before menstruation, once a day, and stop taking it when menstruation comes.