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Which traditional Chinese medicine and dietary treatments can treat women’s dysmenorrhea?

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Asked on:Apr 10, 2026 07:09 AM

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  • Fern Fern

    Apr 10, 2026

      Menstruation is female One of the normal physiological phenomena. But for female friends, different choices of traditional Chinese medicine and some dietary remedies can keep women away from Dysmenorrhea nuisance.

      1. Boiled motherwort egg

      20 grams of Xuanhu, 50 grams of Motherwort, 2 eggs. Boil the above 3 flavors with water. When the eggs are cooked, remove the shells, then put them back into the pot and cook for about 20 minutes. You can drink the soup and eat the eggs.

      It has the effects of stimulating menstruation, relieving menstruation, nourishing blood, pleasing color, moisturizing and beautifying. ?

      2. Black bean and eggnog soup:

      60 grams of black beans, 2 eggs, 100 ml of rice wine or rice wine. Add water to the black beans and eggs and cook together. It has the functions of regulating middle, lowering qi and relieving pain.

      It is suitable for women with dysmenorrhea due to weak qi and blood, and has the effect of harmonizing blood and moisturizing skin. ?

      3. Ginger mugwort and coix seed porridge:

      10 grams each of dried ginger and mugwort leaves, and 30 grams of coix seed. Decoct the first two flavors in water to get the juice, cook the coix seed into porridge until it is eight ripe, add the concoction and cook until cooked.

      It has the effects of warming menstruation, removing blood stasis, dispersing cold, dehumidifying and moisturizing. It is suitable for dysmenorrhea due to cold-dampness and stagnation. ?

      4. Motherwort and Cyperus cyperus soup:

      100 grams each of Motherwort and Cyperus cyperus, 250 grams chicken, and 5 scallions. Smash the scallions and fry them with chicken, motherwort, coriander and water. Drink soup and eat chicken.

      It is suitable for dysmenorrhea and can be used for radiance skin。?

      5. Hawthorn, Guizhi and Brown Sugar Soup:

      15 grams of hawthorn meat, 5 grams of cinnamon twigs, and 30 to 50 grams of brown sugar. Put hawthorn meat and cinnamon twigs into a clay pot, add 2 bowls of water, simmer over low heat until 1 bowl is left, add brown sugar, mix well, and boil.

      It has the effects of warming the meridians and unblocking the meridians, removing blood stasis and relieving pain. It is suitable for women with cold dysmenorrhea and those with dull complexion. ?

      6. Ginger and jujube brown sugar water:

      30 grams each of dried ginger, jujube, and brown sugar. Wash the first two ingredients, slice the dried ginger, remove the pits from the jujubes, and add brown sugar to fry them. Drink soup and eat jujubes.

      It has the effect of warming the meridians and dispersing cold. Suitable for cold dysmenorrhea and chloasma. ?

      7. Ginger, date, and pepper soup:

      25 grams of ginger, 30 grams of jujube, and 100 grams of pepper. Peel, wash and slice the ginger, wash and core the jujubes, put them into a clay pot together with the peppercorns, add 1 and a half bowls of water, fry over a slow fire until half a bowl is left, remove the residue and leave the soup. Drink, one dose daily.

      It has a mild and analgesic effect. It is suitable for cold dysmenorrhea and has a smoothing effect on the skin. ?

      8. Leek juice and brown sugar drink:

      300 grams of fresh leeks, 100 grams of brown sugar. Wash the fresh leeks, drain the water, chop them into small pieces and mash them to extract the juice. Put the brown sugar in an aluminum pot, add a little water and boil until the sugar dissolves, then add it to the leek juice and drink.

      It has the effect of warming menstruation and replenishing qi. It is suitable for dysmenorrhea due to Qi and blood deficiency, and can make the skin rosy and smooth. ?

      9. Hawthorn wine:

      300 grams of dried hawthorn, 500 ml of low-alcohol liquor. Wash the dried hawthorn, remove the core, chop it into small pieces, put it into a large bottle with a stopper, add white wine, plug the bottle tightly, soak it for 7 to 10 days and drink it. 15ml each time. During the soaking period, shake 1 to 2 times a day.

      It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stimulating menstruation. It is suitable for women with dysmenorrhea and can promote body and skin fitness. ?

      10. Hawthorn, Sunflower Seed and Brown Sugar Soup:

      50 grams each of hawthorn and sunflower seeds, 100 grams of brown sugar. Put the above ingredients together into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water and fry or stew together, remove the residue and get the soup. It has the effects of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and stomach, harmonizing blood and improving color.

      It is suitable for dysmenorrhea due to Qi and blood deficiency. This soup should be consumed 3 to 5 days before menstruation for better pain relief and beauty effects. ?

      11. Rose tea:

      When picking rose flowers in summer and autumn, the best ones are those with purple-red semi-open buds, non-shedding petals and a delicate smell. Make it instead of tea and drink it every day. It has the effects of promoting qi, activating blood circulation and moisturizing skin.

      Applicable to Irregular menstruation , dysmenorrhea and other symptoms. ?

      12. Safflower wine:

      200 grams of safflower, 1000 ml of low-alcohol wine, appropriate amount of brown sugar. Wash the safflower, dry the surface moisture, put it into a clean gauze bag with brown sugar, seal the bag, put it in a wine jar, cover and seal, soak for 7 days before drinking. Usage: 1 to 2 times a day, drink 20 to 30 ml each time.

      It has the functions of nourishing blood and skin, promoting blood circulation and promoting menstruation. It is suitable for women with blood deficiency, blood stasis, dysmenorrhea and other symptoms.