Can eating hawthorn cure dysmenorrhea?

Dysmenorrhea is a problem that almost every woman will encounter. Since hawthorn can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, some people want to relieve dysmenorrhea by eating hawthorn. So, can eating hawthorn cure dysmenorrhea? What is the best way to eat hawthorn?

1. Can eating hawthorn cure dysmenorrhea? <br/>Because hawthorn has a sweet and sour taste, most people know that eating more hawthorn can help digestion. In fact, in addition to helping digestion, hawthorn can also treat dysmenorrhea and irregular menstruation. Because hawthorn has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, if it is blood stasis type dysmenorrhea, eating hawthorn can effectively relieve the symptoms of dysmenorrhea, but if it is other types of dysmenorrhea, such as dysmenorrhea caused by diseases such as endometriosis, it is ineffective.
People with blood stasis type dysmenorrhea usually experience abdominal pain one or two days before menstruation, or one or two days after menstruation. When they have abdominal pain, the menstrual volume is very small, the color is dark, and there will be blood clots. When the menstrual blood is discharged smoothly, the dysmenorrhea symptoms will be relieved. If you have this type of dysmenorrhea, you can eat hawthorn to relieve the abdominal pain symptoms.

2. How to eat hawthorn to relieve dysmenorrhea
1. Hawthorn and brown sugar soup <br/>Method: Put hawthorn and cinnamon in a pot, add two bowls of water, simmer over low heat until one bowl of water is reduced, then add brown sugar and stir evenly.
Efficacy: Start eating it two days before menstruation, it is very effective in relieving blood stasis type dysmenorrhea.
2. Brown sugar hawthorn puree <br/>Method: Put the washed hawthorns into a pot, add appropriate amount of water, simmer over low heat for two hours, then add brown sugar and cook for ten minutes. During the simmering process, be sure to stir constantly. When the brown sugar hawthorn puree becomes a paste, you can eat it while hot.
Efficacy: This food has a good effect on blood stasis type dysmenorrhea. It can be taken three days before the menstruation and continued until the end of the menstruation. It can also regulate menstruation and treat irregular menstruation. When the mother has difficulty in discharging lochia, she can also eat some brown sugar hawthorn paste to promote the discharge of lochia.

3. Hawthorn, brown sugar and ginger water <br/>Method: Wash the ginger, cut it into slices, put it into the pot together with the washed dried hawthorn and brown sugar, add three bowls of water, boil it over high heat first, then change to medium heat and simmer until it is boiled into one and a half bowls of water and it is ready to drink.
Efficacy: During menstruation, drink it three times a day, a large cup each time, which is very effective in relieving dysmenorrhea symptoms.
If your dysmenorrhea is caused by blood stasis, you can eat some hawthorn to relieve the symptoms. Keeping warm during menstruation and doing strenuous exercise can also relieve the symptoms of dysmenorrhea.