What to eat to replenish qi and blood when menstruation comes

When menstruation comes, you can eat jujubes, or the medicinal dish Ten Complete Great Replenishing Soup, or take the proprietary Chinese medicines Qi and Blood Double Replenishing Pills and Ba Zhen Pills under the guidance of a physician. Sweet in taste and warm in nature, jujube belongs to the spleen, stomach and heart meridians, and has the effect of tonifying the center of the body and benefiting the qi (treating qi deficiency by tonifying the spleen), nourishing the blood and tranquilizing the mind (stabilizing the mind and soothing the emotions by nourishing the blood). Dates should be taken with caution or contraindicated where there is a prevalence of dampness, phlegm condensation, food stagnation, accumulation of worms and tooth disease. The Ten Complete Mending Soup in the medicinal diet mainly includes ginseng, astragalus, atractylodes, angelica, cinnamon, chuanxiong, fat hen, old duck and elbow, etc. It has the effect of warming qi and blood, but the taste of this diet is thick and on the side of nourishing and greasy, so it is not suitable for those who have not yet recovered from external infections, those who are suffering from yin deficiency and fire (deficiency of yin and essence within the body, which results in the hyperactivity of the deficiency fire), or those who have a predominantly high level of dampness and heat. Chinese medicines such as Qi and Blood Double Replenishment Pills and Ba Zhen Pills have the effect of replenishing qi and blood, but it is recommended to take them under the guidance of a physician, do not take them without authorization. In addition, avoid eating too cold food during menstruation, so as not to cause discomfort to the body. When abnormal discomfort occurs during menstruation, you should go to the hospital in time to avoid delaying your condition.