Can I eat betel nut during menstruation?

Betel nut is one of the important medicinal plants. In some areas of the south, betel nut is used as a chewing food. It is very popular in Hunan, especially for Hunanese people who were born and raised there. You can chew some betel nut during leisure, work, and entertainment. In addition, betel nut also contains a variety of nutrients and beneficial substances, the most representative of which are multiple functions such as eliminating food stagnation, reducing phlegm, and killing insects.

Betel nut has many medicinal effects and is suitable for people of all ages. But can women eat betel nut during menstruation? I believe many people don't know this. If you want to know whether women can eat betel nut during menstruation, you should first understand the effects of betel nut. Only in this way can you clearly and accurately know whether women can eat betel nut during menstruation? Let's take a look at the following.

The efficacy and effects of betel nut

1. Betel nut has a good effect of expelling insects. The expelling insects here do not refer to the insects outside the body, but the parasites inside the body. Boiling betel nut in water can effectively expel parasites inside the body. Betel nut has the effect of resisting bacteria. Proper consumption of betel nut can play a good preventive role against influenza. When there are skin diseases caused by fungi on the skin, applying betel nut in water can also have a good therapeutic effect.

2. The ingredients in betel nut are closely related. Betel nut is mainly composed of betel alkaloids, and also contains a large amount of tannins and fatty oils, a small amount of protein and resin. Studies have found that betel nut also contains a substance called concentrated tannin, which makes people slightly addicted after consumption, and its extract has an anti-depressant effect. However, betel nut also contains a substance similar to nicotine, which makes people blush and confused after eating, just like being drunk.

3. In addition to the above-mentioned effects and functions, betel nut also has a carcinogenic effect. According to the International Cancer Research Center, betel nut is a Class I carcinogen because it produces nitrosamines and other substances when chewed, which are all carcinogenic. In addition, chewing betel nut can cause serious damage to teeth, and a large amount of bioalkali can also cause us to be slightly poisoned, causing dizziness and nausea, so betel nut should be consumed in moderation.

The above is a brief introduction about whether betel nut can be eaten during menstruation. Through the above brief introduction, I believe everyone has a preliminary understanding and knowledge of the effects of betel nut. Therefore, it is recommended that female friends should not eat betel nut during menstruation. Women should eat more red dates or drink brown sugar water during menstruation to facilitate the elimination of menstrual blood in the body. Long-term and large-scale consumption of betel nut is harmful to the human body, so it is recommended that everyone should not eat betel nut for a long time.