These days, dysmenorrhea has become a trouble for many women. During those few days, one or two days are often painful. Mild symptoms include pale complexion and loss of appetite, while severe cases involve lying down motionless, nausea, and vomiting. Most women experience dysmenorrhea due to blood stagnation, resulting in pain. Blood stagnation is actually blood stasis.
If your lips are dark, not rosy, the skin relatively rough, occasionally having unexplained bruises on your body, bleeding gums when brushing teeth, and dark menstrual blood with clots, these are symptoms of blood stasis and should be taken seriously.
To invigorate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, here’s a great tip. Ginger placed on the navel can help promote blood circulation, alleviate blood stasis, and ease constipation. This method is quite common in daily life, and you can give it a try. Now, how do you apply it?
Slice a piece of ginger, prepare an adhesive bandage, wipe the navel with some white wine, place the ginger on the navel, dip a cotton swab in some white vinegar and apply it to the ginger, finally secure it with an adhesive bandage. Apply it before sleep from 9 to 11 pm every night, remove it the next morning. Keep it up for 3 days to see results.
Such a simple tip, everyone should give it a try. Other than the ginger on navel method, what other foods help invigorate blood circulation, remove stasis, and improve blood stagnation or dysmenorrhea?
1: Hawthorn
Tart hawthorn helps to dissolve blood clots, relieve gas, and promote blood circulation. It’s beneficial for indigestion, blocked airflow, and menstrual blood clots. However, it’s not recommended to consume during menstruation as hawthorn contains substances that can help expand blood vessels, lower blood pressure, reduce cholesterol, and have a positive effect on heart health.
There are various ways to consume hawthorn, such as hawthorn balls, hawthorn rolls, hawthorn bars, or brewing tea with dried hawthorn.
2: Ginger Red Sugar Tea
People with blood stasis tend to feel cold, especially during rainy weather or winter, with cold hands and feet and a cold stomach. If a hot drink is not consumed, the whole body feels cold. Ginger tea can help dispel cold, and adding red sugar can further promote blood circulation. Therefore, have ginger red sugar tea prepared at home.
3: Longan Red Date Rose Tea
For individuals with blood stasis, nurturing qi and blood, improving blood circulation, and enhancing complexion are essential. Longan red date rose tea is a tea specifically for women to nourish qi and blood. It not only enhances blood quality but also helps regulate hormones. The combination of rose tea provides a fragrant and delicious taste.
4: Black Sugar
Regular consumption of black sugar helps detoxify and nourish blood. Black sugar boosts our body’s energy levels and accelerates blood circulation. Red sugar has antioxidant properties and enhances immunity.
Glucose in red sugar releases energy quickly with high absorption efficiency, effectively replenishing energy. Children with weak constitutions, poor appetite, or malnutrition can benefit from drinking red sugar water in moderation. It is also suitable for those who experience abdominal pain due to cold or easily catch a cold during menstruation to drink ginger red sugar soup for dispelling cold.
For elderly individuals with weak constitution, especially those recovering from major illnesses, red sugar has excellent nourishing and tonic effects. Elderly individuals can consume red sugar in moderation to invigorate blood circulation, relieve blood stasis, promote bowel movements, and benefit liver and vision health.
