What soup should I cook during my period?

There are always a few days every month when women have their period. During the period, women should avoid catching cold, eating cold or raw food, doing strenuous exercise, stress, staying up late, drinking alcohol, etc. They should pay attention to taking care of their bodies. Women can eat some foods that are good for the body during their period. What kind of soup should they cook during their period? Let’s take a closer look at it.

1. Red Dates and Longan Soup

Red dates and longan soup can replenish qi and nourish the heart. Red dates strengthen the spleen and replenish blood. Regular consumption can make one's face as rosy as a peach. If you replace longan with black fungus, the effect is also good. Black fungus is neutral in nature, so women with high temper can eat it without worry. If you change it to Tremella and red dates soup, it will not only have the effects of longan, but also can play a role in removing freckles. The method is to put an egg in when the dates are soft and the longans are tender, and simmer the egg over low heat until it is cooked. If you like soft-boiled eggs, serve it out early.

2. Longan, black bean and jujube drink

The ingredients are 30 grams of black beans, 1 jujube, and 15 grams of longan meat. The method is to first cook the black beans and keep the bean juice, then remove the black beans, add dates and longans and simmer until it becomes a black and red medicinal drink. This can help replenish blood and nourish the skin.

3. Black-bone chicken soup

Black-bone chicken soup is a blessing for women. Drinking it is nourishing and does not cause internal heat. However, the preparation of black-bone chicken soup is very particular. It needs to be steamed in a clay pot, and ginger, garlic, red dates, and kelp should be added, and simmered over low heat for half a day.

You can also add cordyceps and angelica when making black-bone chicken soup. Angelica has a good blood-replenishing effect. Be careful when using ginseng and red ginseng, as they may cause excessive internal heat. American ginseng is very mild and not afraid of getting a sore throat, but these Chinese herbal medicines are not recommended to be consumed during menstruation, as they will lead to excessive qi and blood, which will be troublesome. It is better to stew them and drink them on weekdays.

4. Rice wine scrambled eggs

This prescription is a precious recipe for treating dysmenorrhea. Yellow wine is warm in nature, so drinking it moderately is beneficial. Method: When the pan is hot, add oil, put in the ginger slices and fry them, then pour in the seasoned eggs, add rice wine and salt, and that's it. The method is very simple.

5. Lamb neck stewed with astragalus

This product has a good effect of replenishing qi and blood, and is also suitable for qi deficiency after a serious illness. Method: Prepare the ingredients first, a lamb neck, 60 grams of Astragalus slices, wash the lamb neck and put it in cold water to boil, remove the oil foam first, and then boil for 30 minutes, wrap the Astragalus slices with gauze and put them in. When the meat is cooked, you can add ginger, onion, and spices for seasoning.

6. Precautions during menstruation

1. Don’t eat too salty food, as this will increase the salt and water in the body, causing headaches and emotional agitation before menstruation.

2. Avoid coffee and strong tea, as these drinks contain high levels of caffeine, which can stimulate the cardiovascular system and nerves, leading to dysmenorrhea and symptoms of excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding.

3. Do not eat raw or cold food. Raw or cold food will slow down blood circulation, affect the contraction of the uterus, hinder the normal discharge of menstrual blood, and cause dysmenorrhea.

4. Do not take a tub bath or a sitz bath. During menstruation, the cervix of women is slightly open, which can easily allow sewage to enter the uterine cavity, causing infection and inflammation.