Food therapy for menstrual cycle

  The change of yin and yang energy in a woman’s body is related to the moon’s gain and loss. The moon has a full and full moon once a month and women menstruate once a month. The phases of the moon are divided into new, moth-eaten, string, convex and full moons according to the moon’s fullness and waning. Similarly, as women’s physiological cycle changes, the yin and yang energy in their bodies will also show different conditions. The menstrual period can generally be divided into the following stages, and according to the physiological conditions in different stages, we will give you some dietary treatments to maintain your health.  The first stage, i.e. the first week after the end of menstruation.  When menstruation is just over, the loss of yin and blood is large, so it is necessary to nourish the yin and blood to promote the gathering of the “yin” power in the body, so that the yin and blood is sufficient to prepare for the next period. The recipe for this phase of the diet is: nine grams of Radix Rehmanniae, nine grams of Radix Shou Wu, three grams of Radix Angelicae Sinensis, three grams of fried peony, six grams of Agaricus blazei, three pieces of longan meat, and one section of pork spine to make soup. In this recipe, the reed is nourishing kidney yin; the system of shouwu nourishes liver yin; at the same time with angelica blood nourishing blood; Agaricus and white peony nourish yin and blood; pig bones for blood and flesh sentient products, Chinese medicine believes that the pig is a water animal, so also nourish yin. When making it, you can put a little seasoning according to your taste, but not too much, slightly put a little salt, the taste of this soup is not bad, you can drink two or three days a week, to help our Yin blood nourishment.  The second stage, the second week after the end of menstruation.  At this time, Yang Qi starts to develop and the woman’s body enters the stage of preparing for ovulation. The nourishment at this time is based on promoting the calmness of Yin and Yang. The specific dietary recipe is: nine grams of Radix Rehmanniae, six grams of Radix Angelicae Sinensis, six grams of Radix Paeoniae Alba, six grams of Radix Chasteberry, six grams of Semen Cuscutae, one section of pork spine and one tael of mutton. The way to take it is still to make soup and drink it. In addition to nourishing Yin and Blood, the formula also adds chasteberry to nourish kidney yin and cuscuta to nourish kidney yang; mutton is a warming Yang, but also blood and flesh, which is good for promoting the growth of Yang energy, at this time pork and mutton together, which has the meaning of promoting the balance of Yin and Yang. Female friends can drink this soup two or three days in a week.  The third stage, the third week after the end of menstruation, is the week before the next menstruation.  The principle of dietary therapy is to try to replenish the yang energy, the formula is: nine grams of rehmannia, six grams of angelica, three grams of red peony, three grams of cuscuta, three grams of bacopa monniera, one or two pieces of mutton, one section of yam (two inches long, sliced), the method is still to make soup. Among them, yam can go to the vegetable market to buy fresh, used to nourish the spleen and kidneys; Baji Tian is warming kidney yang; remove the pork and use only mutton, this is to make the body’s yang better, this recipe can be taken until the onset of menstruation.  At this point, one thing that needs to be noted is that some women can be particularly temperamental before their menstruation, which is the result of liver qi discomfort. Women with this condition can add three grams of Chai Hu and three grams of Citrus aurantium to the previous formula, which is used to clear up liver qi. This dietary recipe can also be drunk two or three days a week. For women with premenstrual temper, there is also a very romantic method: drink water with dried roses. The rose is not only a symbol of love, but also a gospel for women with liver depression. The aromatic scent of roses is not only refreshing, but also helps to relieve liver qi. You can try it if you are depressed and have a big temper.  The fourth stage is the menstrual period.  During menstruation, the female body needs to discharge blood, the smooth discharge of menstruation is directly related to the future recovery of the body, modern medical workers found that at this time, the female body began to start a hemolysis mechanism, the usual bruises for various reasons, can be discharged through this stage, so this period requires the body’s yin and yang work together, the blood stasis out of the body.  The recipe for dietary treatment is: six grams of rehmannia, six grams of angelica, six grams of red peony, six grams of peach kernel, three grams of safflower, nine grams of motherwort, three slices of ginger and two taels of mutton. This formula, the usage of which is also to make soup, can be taken daily on the first two days of menstruation, and twice in the following days as appropriate. The peach kernel, safflower and motherwort in the recipe are all used to invigorate the blood and resolve stagnation.  These methods of boiling medicinal soup, you can be flexible according to their own constitution, the formula is a day’s amount, we boil the soup, you can drink two meals a day, do not stay until the next day to drink, because the summer soup is easy to decay and deterioration, winter if boiled more, you can drink more than once. Since it is a medicinal food, and food, eat at will, do not have to be constrained once a day, generally drink two or three days a week inside can.  In general, after two months of such phased conditioning, the Yin and Yang in the body will be balanced; Yin and Yang will be balanced, the Qi and blood will be smooth; Qi and blood will be smooth, the face will naturally improve, at the same time, the chloasma will naturally disappear, and the energy will also be vigorous, it will show the beauty of the inner emanation.