Patient's question:
This month, my period has lasted 15 days and hasn't ended yet, and the flow has been light.Doctor's answer:
How should women regulate their menstrual cycle through supplementation? In fact, different medicinal diets should be chosen based on individual constitutions. Here are a few soup recipes:1. Motherwort and Jujube Soup: 20 jujubes, 10 grams of motherwort, 10 grams of brown sugar. Add water and simmer to drink. Take once in the morning and once in the evening. Suitable for menstrual delay and reduced menstrual flow caused by cold.
2. Motherwort and Egg Soup: 2 eggs, 30 grams of motherwort. Wash the eggs, add water, and simmer with motherwort. Remove the shells after the eggs are cooked and continue simmering for another 20 minutes. Eat the eggs and drink the soup. Suitable for reduced menstrual flow and menstrual delay caused by blood stasis.
3. Lamb, Ginger, and Angelica Soup: 10 grams of angelica, 10 grams of ginger, and 100 grams of lamb slices. Add water and cook together. Add salt after it’s cooked. Drink the soup and eat the meat. Suitable for menstrual delay, reduced flow, and abdominal cold pain.
4. Rice Vinegar and Tofu Soup: 200 grams of rice vinegar and 250 grams of tofu. Cook together and eat before meals. Finish in one serving. Suitable for women with a short menstrual cycle, deep red blood, and heavy flow.
### Daily Care:
Simple home dishes can also help regulate your menstrual cycle quickly:
1. Egg and Longan Porridge: 50 grams of longan meat and 1 egg. First, simmer the longan for 30 minutes, then add the egg and simmer until cooked. Take once in the morning and once in the evening for 10 days. Suitable for menstrual irregularity due to deficiency.
2. Hawthorn and Brown Sugar Drink: 50 grams of raw hawthorn meat and 40 grams of brown sugar. Simmer the hawthorn, remove the (s), and add brown sugar. Drink warm. Non-pregnant individuals can take it multiple times, and the menstrual blood may flow naturally. Helps activate blood and regulate menstruation, treating menstrual irregularity and delay.
3. Fennel Wine: 15 grams of fennel and 15 grams of green tangerine peel. Wash the fennel and green tangerine peel, then soak them in 250 grams of yellow wine for 3 days. Drink 15–30 grams per time, twice a day. Those who cannot tolerate alcohol can substitute vinegar. Helps regulate liver qi and treat irregular menstrual cycles, normal-colored blood without clots, abdominal and breast, etc.
4. Hawthorn and Safflower Wine: 30 grams of hawthorn and 15 grams of safflower. Soak the herbs in 250 grams of white wine for one week. Drink 30–45 grams per time, twice a day. Adjust based on alcohol tolerance, not to the point of intoxication. Helps activate blood and remove stasis, treating reduced menstrual flow with dark, clotted blood and abdominal pain that lessens after the clots are expelled. Note: Avoid cold foods and exposure to cold.