Nutritional efficacy: Although there are many impurities in brown sugar, its nutritional components are well preserved. Besides sucrose, it also contains a small amount of iron, calcium, carotene and other substances. It releases energy quickly and has high nutrient absorption and utilization rate. Chinese medicine believes that it has the function of strengthening the spleen and warming the stomach. Effect of promoting blood circulation and dispelling cold. Brown sugar can effectively relieve dysmenorrhea caused by cold and physical weakness in women. It also contains "motherwort" component, which can promote uterine contraction and discharge postpartum uterine cavity. In addition, brown sugar can play an auxiliary therapeutic role in vascular sclerosis, and it is not easy to induce dental diseases such as dental caries.
Eat well: about 30 grams a day. Excessive consumption will affect appetite and digestion and absorption of gastrointestinal tract. It is appropriate for parturient to take it for 7~ 10 days after delivery. People suffering from cold and abdominal pain can use brown sugar and ginger soup to dispel the cold. Patients with diabetes and hyperglycemia should not eat it. Brown sugar should not be drunk with milk. Brown sugar is easy to breed bacteria during storage, so brown sugar water should be boiled before drinking, and it should not be drunk with boiled water.
Selected treasures: high-quality brown sugar is dark red in color, bright in color, free from impurities and mildew, and has a strong sweet taste. Brown sugar is easy to absorb peculiar smell, so it can't be put together with spices with strong smell. It should be put in glass or ceramic containers. Store in a cool and dry place. The shelf life is generally 18 this month. The refining degree of brown sugar is not high, and it retains more vitamins and minerals. Every100g of brown sugar contains 90 mg of calcium, 4 mg of iron, which is about three times that of white sugar and yellow sugar, and also contains a small amount of riboflavin (vitamin B2) and carotene. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that brown sugar is warm in nature and has the effects of removing blood stasis, promoting fluid production, dispelling cold and promoting blood circulation, warming the stomach and strengthening the spleen, and relieving pain. Our country has the custom of pregnant women eating brown sugar and women drinking brown sugar water to replenish blood during menstruation. In addition, drinking a bowl of ginger and brown sugar water can prevent colds when you are cold or wet by the rain. This may be related to the rich minerals in brown sugar, especially iron. Iron in China's traditional diet comes from plant food, which is poorly absorbed and utilized. The incidence of anemia among women, especially pregnant women, is high. Iron in brown sugar is undoubtedly a good supplement, which is especially important in the era when animal food is not abundant. Nowadays, animal foods with high iron content in the diet are rich, so it is not so important to drink brown sugar water. Habitual practice, willing to drink brown sugar water, can relieve abdominal pain and enhance physical fitness. It can also raise blood pressure. If blood pressure is low, drinking brown sugar water is very useful.
Brown sugar contains a lot of glucose and cellulose, which has the function of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and is obviously helpful to the contraction and recovery of postpartum uterus. At the same time, the brown sugar water increases the sugar in the blood, so it has a strong diuretic effect, which is conducive to the maternal to keep the urinary system unobstructed, reduce the dysuria caused by long bed rest or wound pain, and thus prevent urinary tract infection. However, brown sugar can only exert its benefits within 7-10 days after delivery. If you continue to drink brown sugar water, it will prolong the bleeding time of pregnant women and even cause anemia of pregnant women.
Hot water itself is good for dysmenorrhea. In fact, drinking this kind of water and drinking some hot water is good. It doesn't matter. In addition, you can also use some hot water bottles. Some girls may feel that their stomachs are drooping when they come to menstruation. You can use some hot water bottles, or some medicines or medical supplies. It can heat up your stomach and make menstrual blood flow more happily. That is to say, it may cause dysmenorrhea when the uterus contracts. In addition, the uterus contracts, but the cervix does not expand. The uterus wants to contract, and the endometrium and blood in it are discharged from the body. Perhaps this door has not been opened, which may cause some pain, so this warm method should also be effective.