Women can eat red beans and barley during menstruation for the following reasons: First, women during menstruation will be due to blood loss, and the loss of more nutrients, such as sugar, fat, protein, amino acids, as well as some vitamins and minerals, such as calcium, iron, zinc, selenium, these lost nutrients will indirectly on the women’s physical health, resulting in adverse effects. Therefore, women in the menstrual period, you can eat some red beans and barley, play the role of replenishing nutrients, but also on the menstrual period has some benefits. Secondly, some women in the menstrual period, will be due to emotional aspects of the larger fluctuations, and some of the digestive system of the adverse reactions, such as nausea, vomiting, anorexia, indigestion, etc., red bean barley has to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, increase gastric acid secretion, for these women, you can properly eat some red bean barley, to play a role in protecting the function of the gastrointestinal tract and promote the digestive role.