Brown sugar and ginger water is a very common nutritional drink and food in life. Proper drinking can treat a variety of discomforts and can also bring many benefits to health. So what are the benefits of drinking brown sugar and ginger water regularly? benefit? Should I be careful about drinking brown sugar and ginger water during menstruation? There are many benefits of drinking brown sugar ginger water regularly. Let’s learn more about the specific contents and what you need to pay attention to.
1. Benefits of brown sugar and ginger water
Ginger and brown sugar water is also helpful for women’s smooth menstruation. It can warm the body, increase energy, activate qi and blood, speed up blood circulation, and menstruation will also be smooth. Arrangement is smoother. If you feel low energy and poor complexion after menstruation, you can drink a cup of brown sugar water with a concentration of about 20 before lunch every day. If the symptoms of discomfort are severe, you can drink another cup before dinner, and it can be effectively improved after one week.
Pregnant women lose a lot of blood after delivery and consume a lot of physical strength and energy. Drinking some ginger brown sugar water during the 7 to 10 days after delivery can replenish energy and increase blood volume, which is beneficial to the recovery of postpartum physical strength and is good for Postpartum uterine contraction and recovery, lochia discharge and milk secretion also have obvious promoting effects.
Brown sugar water can also be boiled with white fungus, wolfberry, red dates or red beans, which has diuretic and diuretic effects. During menstruation, it can help discharge uterine waste and relieve symptoms of abdominal distension and waist tightness; brown sugar can be added with longan, Boiled in ginger juice, it has the effect of nourishing the heart and blood; boiling sweet potatoes, brown sugar, and ginger juice together not only has health-preserving effects, but also makes a unique snack.
In addition to drinking, ginger brown sugar water can also be used for external application. It also has the effect of detoxification and moisturizing. Most of the older generation have experienced children being stung by bees, and the wounds are red, swollen and painful. At this time, parents will take a small amount of brown sugar water with a higher concentration and apply it on the red and swollen area. After a while, the pain will be relieved and the redness and swelling will gradually subside. In autumn and winter, if the skin is itchy due to cold and dryness, you can also use ginger, brown sugar and water to scrub and clean it, which can effectively relieve the dry and itchy feeling.
2. How to make brown sugar ginger water
Ingredients: 10 grams of ginger slices, 5 grams of brown sugar, and 3 red dates.
Soaking method: Wash the ginger with clean water and cut it into thin slices for later use. Soak the red dates with a small amount of water and then take them out. Warm the tea cup with boiling water and drain the water to increase the temperature of the tea set and make the temperature of the tea leaves relatively stable after brewing. Put ginger slices, brown sugar, and red dates into a tea cup, pour boiling water in, cover, and simmer for about 10 minutes before drinking.
3. Drink with caution during menstruation
Drinking brown sugar and ginger water during menstruation is a common practice among the people. In times of poor conditions and nutritional deficiencies, drinking brown sugar water during menstruation can resist weakness. However, in today's era when living conditions are generally higher, drinking brown sugar ginger water is only suitable for those with weak constitution and insufficient qi and blood.
At present, the incidence rate of polycystic ovary syndrome is increasing year by year. If menstruation is irregular, it is best to identify the problem first and then treat it accordingly.
4. Different recipes for ginger soup
(1) Brown sugar ginger soup
Ingredients: 50 grams of brown sugar, 20 grams of ginger, 15 grams of dates
Method:
1. Take an appropriate amount of brown sugar and dried dates and cook for 20 minutes
2. Cut the ginger into shreds or slices and pour it into water and cook for 5 minutes. Lift the pot left and right.
3. Wait for the ginger soup to cool for about 5 minutes before drinking.
(2) Cold ginger soup
Ingredients: ginger, brown sugar, water
Method:
1. Take some ginger and wash it .
2. Break off a piece of ginger from a large piece and slice it into slices. The thinner the slices, the better.
3. Pour 350ml - 500ml of water into a kettle to cook ginger soup
4. Pour ginger slices or shredded ginger and water into an enamel pot, turn on the stove and bring to a boil.
5. When the water is half boiling (that is, when the water is churning but the water vapor does not come out of the pot lid), put an appropriate amount of brown sugar into the water, stir the brown sugar evenly with chopsticks, and continue to boil.
6. When the water boils, the ginger brown sugar soup is completed.
Tips: It is best to choose fresh ginger when making ginger soup. Fresh ginger has more juice and has a better effect in repelling cold.
If you want the ginger soup to be more flavorful, you can cut the ginger into shreds.
(3) Onion and Old Ginger Soup
Ingredients: 3 slices of ginger, 2 green onions, appropriate amount of sugar.
Preparation method: Rinse the chives and ginger separately and put them into a small pot, add a bowl of water, boil until half a small bowl is removed, remove the residue and leave the soup, add sugar to taste and serve.
Features: The soup is thick, sweet, sour and slightly spicy, with a unique flavor. Regular consumption can warm the body and dispel cold.