Can my aunt eat strawberries?

Female friends need to pay attention to their diet when they have their periods. Menstruation will bring a series of bad symptoms to female friends, such as mood swings and negative psychology, as well as acne and edema. Therefore, female friends must remember to abstain from food during their periods and avoid spicy foods. So, can you eat strawberries when you have your periods?

Strawberry is a fruit we are very familiar with. Strawberries are brightly colored and heart-shaped. Strawberries are very nutritious. Eating strawberries regularly can bring us great nutritional benefits, so strawberries are deeply loved by people.

Strawberry (scientific name: Fragaria × ananassa Duch, English: Strawberry). A perennial herb of the Rosaceae family and the genus Strawberry, a red flower and fruit, also known as pineapple strawberry, red cranberry, foreign cranberry, ground cranberry, etc. It has a heart-shaped appearance, is fresh and tender red, has juicy flesh, and contains a special rich fruity aroma.

It is cultivated in various parts of China. It is native to South America and widely cultivated in Europe.

Strawberries are highly nutritious and rich in vitamin C , which helps digestion. At the same time, strawberries can also strengthen gums, freshen breath, and moisturize the throat. People's liver fire tends to be more active in spring, and eating strawberries can have a suppressive effect. In addition, it is best to eat strawberries after meals because they contain a large amount of pectin and cellulose, which can promote gastrointestinal motility, aid digestion, improve constipation, and prevent hemorrhoids and colon cancer.

Strawberries can also be used as top-grade medicine. Chinese medicine believes that strawberries are sweet and cool in nature , and enter the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians. They have the functions of moistening the lungs and producing fluid, strengthening the spleen and stomach, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, and relieving fever and removing summer heat. They are suitable for lung heat cough, loss of appetite, oliguria, summer heat and thirst, etc. In addition to preventing scurvy, the rich vitamin C in strawberries also has a positive preventive effect on arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, cerebral hemorrhage, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, etc. The pectin and cellulose contained in strawberries can promote gastrointestinal motility, improve constipation, and prevent the occurrence of hemorrhoids and colon cancer. The amines contained in strawberries have certain therapeutic effects on leukemia and aplastic anemia. It is edible for the general population, especially those with wind-heat cough, sore throat, hoarseness; those with summer heat, dry mouth or watery diarrhea; and those with cancer, especially nasopharyngeal cancer, lung cancer, tonsil cancer, and laryngeal cancer. People with excessive phlegm and dampness, loose stools, and urinary stones should not eat too much.

"Compendium of Materia Medica": "It nourishes the spleen, consolidates the vital energy, subdues the hyperactive yang, supports the weak earth, strengthens the spirit, replenishes the qi, relieves the abdominal distension, eliminates phlegm, detoxifies alcohol, stops thirst after drinking, benefits the head, and makes people happy and improves the mind."

In the above article, we introduced that female friends should pay great attention to their diet during menstruation. Many foods cannot be eaten during menstruation. The strawberries mentioned above are not only delicious, but also rich in nutrients. Eating strawberries regularly can bring many benefits to our body, so women can eat strawberries during menstruation.