Can I eat watercress during menstruation?

As a vegetable, watercress actually has very comprehensive nutrients. It is rich in vitamins, proteins, and various types of fiber. These substances are needed by our human body. It can also clear away heat and moisten the lungs, relieve cough and reduce phlegm. Because its nutrients are very comprehensive, eating watercress is a good choice for women who need to supplement nutrients during menstruation.

Because watercress can help regulate menstruation, it can relieve dysmenorrhea problems in women during menstruation. It also has high nutritional value and can effectively help our body replenish the energy it needs. Therefore, women can safely eat watercress during menstruation, but be aware that pregnant women cannot eat it.

Foreign research data reports that watercress has the effect of regulating menstruation, and can interfere with egg implantation and prevent pregnancy. Chinese medicine believes that watercress tastes sweet and slightly bitter, is cold in nature, and enters the lungs and bladder. It has the effects of clearing dryness and moistening the lungs, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and promoting diuresis. Western countries and the people of Guangdong in my country believe that watercress is a health vegetable that can moisten the lungs, relieve coughs, and benefit the brain and body. The Romans used watercress to treat hair loss and scurvy. In Iran, watercress is considered an excellent food for children. Watercress can also effectively prevent the accumulation of "free radicals". Eating watercress 2 hours before exercise can effectively prevent the damage caused by strenuous exercise.

Watercress has a crispy texture and is rich in nutrients. It is suitable for making various dishes. It can also be made into refreshing drinks or dried products, and has great edible value. It clears the heart and moistens the lungs, and is an ideal food for treating tuberculosis. It has a good effect on cough, hemoptysis and nosebleed caused by lung dryness and heat.

Watercress also has the effect of regulating menstruation. Eating it before menstruation can prevent and treat symptoms such as dysmenorrhea and oligomenorrhea.

From the above introduction, we can know that watercress can actually bring benefits to our health, but before eating these foods, we must also pay attention to our physical condition. For example, pregnant women or people with a cold constitution are not suitable for eating watercress, which will be more detrimental to their health.