Normal menstrual blood is dark red, and is mixed with small fragments of shed endometrium, cervical mucus, and vaginal epithelial cells, without blood clots. If menstrual blood is as thin as water, only a little pink or black and purple, it is abnormal. So why does irregular menstruation appear black? What should I do if my menstruation is dark?

What is the reason for dark menstrual period?

1. Black menstruation occurs when Qi and blood are deficient

During the menstrual period, there is a dull pain in the lower abdomen, or the lower abdomen and genitals are empty, and you like to rub it. The menstrual cycle is early or late, the amount of menstruation increases or decreases, the menstrual period is prolonged, the color is light, and the texture is thin. Or abdominal pain, dizziness, fatigue, pale or sallow complexion, poor appetite and loose stools. The tongue is light red and the pulse is thin and weak.

Treatment should be to replenish both Qi and blood.

The daily diet should be strengthened with nutrition. Eat high-protein, high-vitamin foods, as well as foods that contain vitamins, such as sugar, biscuits, etc. American ginseng is not dry or irritating, and can be eaten all year round.

Since your body is weak and easily fatigued, you should take appropriate rest to prevent excessive fatigue. If you can do aerobics, walk, jog, massage the limbs, chest and abdomen every morning when you get up every morning, it will be of great help to adjust Qi and blood and enhance physical fitness.

2. Black menstruation appears due to kidney deficiency

The menstrual cycle is irregular, the amount is small, the color is light red or dark red, and the quality is thin. Soreness and weakness in waist and knees, heel pain, dizziness, tinnitus, cold lower abdomen, or excessive nocturia. Pale tongue, weak or slow pulse. Treatment should be to nourish the kidneys and regulate menstruation.

You can eat more yams, chestnuts, black sesame seeds, black beans, donkey hide gelatin, longan, etc. in your daily diet, which are beneficial to the kidneys, replenishing essence, and strengthening the waist. Eat less raw, cold, and greasy foods such as raw cucumbers, raw radishes, watermelons, persimmons, and fried foods. It is also not advisable to eat spicy onions, peppers, fennel, pepper, mint, etc.

Regularly move your waist to make the qi and blood flow smoothly in the waist to replenish kidney qi. You can also use your fingers to massage the waist, which has the effect of nourishing the kidneys and absorbing qi. The Yongquan point in the center of the sole of the foot is where the turbid air descends. Don't forget to massage it when soaking your feet at night.

3. Black menstruation appears due to qi stagnation and blood stasis

Menstruation is irregular, irregular in quantity, purplish-red in color, lumpy, and irregular. There may be pain in the lower abdomen that refuses to be pressed, or there may be distension and pain in the chest, breasts, or lower abdomen, discomfort in the epigastrium, purplish tongue or petechiae, thin white or thin yellow coating, and stringy or astringent pulse. Treatment should be to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, regulate qi and relieve pain.

Symptoms of qi stagnation and blood stasis in women: 1. Constipation habit; 2. Dry skin, obvious dark circles; 3. Extremely severe menstrual pain and irregular cycles; 4. Heavy menstrual blood; 5. Particularly protruding lower abdomen; 6. My hands and feet were cold, but my head and face were extremely hot.

These people are prone to blood stasis: 1. People with qi stagnation usually also have symptoms of blood stasis; 2. Labor workers; 3. People who have been in car accidents or internal injuries; 4. People who often eat ice or cold food People, especially during menstruation; 5. Have shoulder pain.

How to treat dark menstruation?

1. Chicken, it must be said, has been a meat food that nourishes the body and enhances physical fitness since ancient times. Generally, dark color during menstruation is mostly caused by qi stagnation and blood blockage caused by weak constitution. However, stewed chicken soup with mushrooms (preferably black-bone chicken), remove the cores of red dates, and then stew it with chicken and mushrooms, not only tastes delicious but also nourishes the skin. It can replenish qi and blood and improve the symptoms of dark menstruation. According to a doctor friend, this dish is also the best choice for improving physical fitness.

2. Donkey-hide gelatin has always been recognized as a holy product for women. The reason is that it is rich in a variety of trace elements. In addition to beautifying the skin, it can also nourish the blood. It is especially suitable for those who have irregular menstrual periods, dark menstruation, are prone to colds, and have suffered from some ailments after surgery in the past. People with weak spleen and stomach should take it.

3. Ginger brown sugar water, I believe many female friends know how to drink this. Although ginger brown sugar water is mostly used by some people with colds and colds, because this water can expel cold and warm the stomach, replenish qi and blood, and dissipate blood stasis, it is especially suitable for those who are prone to coldness during menstruation, or whose limbs are prone to coldness in winter, as well as those with cold body. Female friends who have cold uterus and dark color during menstruation. Adding red dates to this water will have a better blood-enriching effect, but it is not suitable to drink it every day. It is recommended to drink it once in a while.

4. During menstruation, you generally eat some bananas, sweet oranges, durians, ginseng fruits, guavas and other fruits. You can alternate between morning, noon and night. But if you are a woman with menstrual cramps, it is recommended to eat less apples. Women with better physical fitness can also eat fruits such as apples.

5. Treatment method for blood deficiency: Bazhen Decoction with added flavor. 12 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 12 grams of Astragalus membranaceus, 12 grams of Poria cocos, 10 grams of stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, 12 grams of white peony root, 9 grams of Angelica sinensis, 6 grams of Chuanxiong root, 12 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 9 grams of Xianlingpi, 9 grams of Cornus officinalis, and 12 grams of Millet Spatholobus. Additions and subtractions: For those with spleen deficiency who eat less, add 3 grams of Amomum villosum (lower and lower) and 6 grams of tangerine peel; for those during menstruation, add 6 grams of safflower, 9 grams of Achyranthes achyranthes, and 10 grams of Passepartout; for those whose limbs are not warm, add 6 grams of tangerine peel. 6 grams of cinnamon twig; if the lower abdomen is cold, 9 grams of cassia leaves and 9 grams of black root.

6. Treatment method for kidney deficiency: Add or subtract Guishen Pills. 12 grams of dodder, 10 grams of eucommia, 12 grams of wolfberry, 9 grams of dogwood, 9 grams of angelica, 10 grams of rehmannia glutinosa, 12 grams of yam, 10 grams of white poria, 10 grams of Morinda officinalis, 10 grams of fairy spleen, psoralen 9 grams. Modifications and subtractions: During menstruation, add 12 grams of Curcuma and 9 grams of Cyperus rotundus; for those who are afraid of cold limbs, add 6 grams of Guizhi, 9 grams of Shufu slices, and 9 grams of Wu Yao.