The ancient brown sugar can activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, warm the stomach and strengthen the spleen. It can also increase vitality, eliminate tension, and can also lower blood pressure and blood fat.
Brown sugar is a traditional food for women to replenish blood during menstruation. Brown sugar originally means darker brown sugar. Because the color is almost black, it is called brown sugar in Japan and Taiwan.
Brown sugar: The degree of refining is not high. The purity of sucrose is about 90. It has a darker color due to many impurities, but it does contain minerals and organic matter. In particular, it contains 49.2mg of iron, 453mg of potassium and 464mg of calcium per 100g. Even more abundant.
Japan has done a lot of research on brown sugar. It is believed that the tooth decay rate of brown sugar is only half of that of white sugar, and it can help increase vitality, relieve tension, and lower blood pressure and blood fat. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that brown sugar is warm in nature, can dissolve stasis, promote body fluids, dispel cold, activate blood circulation, warm the stomach and strengthen the spleen, and has the effect of relieving pain.
Brown sugar water reduces menstrual pain and prevents colds
1. Brown sugar water can replenish energy, so it is suitable for women with excessive blood loss and physical exertion after childbirth. It can also assist in uterine contraction, recovery, lochia discharge and Milk secretion, etc., but it can only be effective 7-10 days after delivery.
2. During menstruation or if you catch a cold, you can drink brown sugar water boiled with ginger to assist blood circulation, reduce menstrual pain and prevent colds.
3. The special flavor of brown sugar is very suitable for making red bean soup (the best blood-enhancing combination), making bean paste, steaming rice cakes, hair cakes, etc. In addition, it can also be added to dishes, such as beef stir-fried burdock, brown sugar smoked White pomfret, etc. achieve the effect of food supplement.
Extended information:
The main differences between brown sugar and brown sugar are as follows:
1. The production process of brown sugar is more complicated and the cooking time is longer. It takes longer to domesticate nutrients and the heat is more sufficient;
2. Brown sugar is darker than ordinary brown sugar. Sugar cane contains polyphenols, which can easily become darker in special environments. Polyphenols are beneficial to human health;
3. Brown sugar has a burnt aroma, while brown sugar does not have a burnt aroma. The combination of caramel aroma and cane aroma makes brown sugar a higher grade;
4. Brown sugar has higher execution standards and requirements (brown sugar index requirements are 33 to 150 higher than brown sugar), and products with high standards will naturally have better quality.
5. In addition to providing heat energy, brown sugar also contains trace elements, such as calcium, potassium, iron, magnesium, folic acid and other minerals; polyphenols are called the "seventh type of nutrients". Has a strong antioxidant effect.
Reference Materials: People's Daily Online - Revealing the "Heavenly Group" for Women's Blood Replenishment: Brown Sugar Water, Red Dates and Longan
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