Red beans and barley water can reduce swelling and eliminate dampness. Red beans are low in calories and rich in vitamin E and active ingredients such as potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and selenium, which nourish blood and benefit qi. Ancient books say that red beans "make people thin by eating more"; Coix seed also has whitening, heat-clearing and detoxicating effects. It's definitely good for girls to eat regularly.

Red bean has the functions of invigorating stomach, promoting fluid production, eliminating dampness and benefiting qi, and is a good medicinal health food. Red beans are good friends of women's health, and rich iron can make people look rosy. Eating more red beans also has the functions of enriching blood, promoting blood circulation, strengthening physical strength and enhancing resistance. Breastfeeding women eat more red beans, which can promote milk secretion.

Menstrual diet attention:

Before menstruation, qi and blood should be reconciled in time. You can't eat too hot food. You can take a little iron maple bucket, pork chop, yam (spleen and stomach), angelica, lotus root (iron supplement) and kelp (phlegm and diuresis, laxative and detoxification).

During menstruation, yin and yang qi and blood run vigorously. At this time, you can't eat things with a hot yang, such as red dates and Ejiao.

After menstruation, you should nourish yin and replenish blood, and replenish the blood lost before. You can cook some nourishing soup, such as Wuji Lycium barbarum jujube soup, or you can eat pork chop, yam and lotus root. Of course, it is best to eat traditional Chinese medicine that can nourish yin and blood. At the same time, you can also eat more "black" foods, such as black fungus, black beans, snakehead, loach and so on.