Red dates and brown sugar water, you must not have heard of these benefits!

According to Chinese medicine experts, some Chinese medicinal materials (ingredients) with health-promoting effects are more effective and easier for the body to absorb after being processed in some special ways than eating them directly. For example, ginger, red dates, and brown sugar water is the most vivid example. So, what magical effects does ginger, red dates, and brown sugar water have?

Effect 1:

Pregnant women lose a lot of blood after delivery, and consume a lot of physical strength and energy. If they drink some brown sugar water in the 7-10 days after delivery, it can replenish energy, increase blood volume, and be beneficial to the recovery of physical strength after delivery. It also has a significant promoting effect on the contraction and recovery of the uterus, the discharge of lochia and milk secretion after delivery.

Effect 2:

Brown sugar water can also help women have smooth menstruation. It can warm the body, increase energy, activate qi and blood, speed up blood circulation, and make menstruation smoother. If you feel weak and look bad after menstruation, you can drink a cup of brown sugar water with a concentration of about 20% before lunch every day. If the discomfort symptoms are more serious, you can drink another cup before dinner. If you continue for a week, the symptoms will be effectively improved.

Effect 3:

In addition to drinking, brown sugar water can also be used for external application, which also has the effect of detoxification and moisturizing. Most of the older generation have experienced children being stung by bees, and the wounds were red and swollen, and the pain was unbearable. At this time, parents would take a small amount of high-concentration brown sugar water and apply it to 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, the skin is itchy due to cold and dryness. Brown sugar water can also be used to wash and clean it, which can effectively reduce the feeling of dryness.

Effect 4:

Brown sugar water can also be added with white fungus, wolfberry, red dates or red beans to cook together, which has the effect of diuresis and helps to discharge uterine waste during menstruation, and can relieve abdominal distension and waist tightness symptoms. Brown sugar, longan and ginger juice can be cooked together to nourish the middle and blood. Sweet potatoes, brown sugar and ginger juice can be cooked together, which not only has health benefits but also is a unique snack.