Cinnamon stick tea, scientifically called Cinnamomum zeylanicum, stimulates uterine contraction and is therefore a good option to lower the delayed menstruation and also to make menstruation come in greater intensity and thus last fewer days.
However, the consumption of cinnamon is only indicated to advance menstruation in 1 or 2 days or to lower it in case of delay of less than 1 month and should therefore be avoided if pregnancy is suspected and contraindicated during pregnancy because it may cause abortion.
How To Make Cinnamon Tea
To prepare cinnamon tea you only need:
Ingredients
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 cup water
Method of preparation
Place a cinnamon stick in a saucepan with water and simmer for about 5 minutes. Let it soften, remove the cinnamon stick and drink it. If desired, sweetens to taste.
Other recipes with cinnamon to regulate menstruation
Other ways to consume cinnamon, taking advantage of their properties in lowering menstruation, relieving menstrual cramps, headache, nausea, vomiting and malaise are:
- Put a cinnamon stick in a cup of warm milk and sweeten it with sugar or honey;
- Sprinkle 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon on oatmeal;
- Add 1 stick of cinnamon in each cup of black coffee;
- Eat the apple and cinnamon cake, or cook an apple and add 1 stick of cinnamon in the center, during its cooking;
- Add a little cinnamon in a bowl of plain yogurt and cereal, for example.
Cinnamon as regularly consumed may help normalize irregular menstruation, but when this symptom becomes frequent one should go to the gynecologist so that he can evaluate what may be altering the menstrual cycle.
Usually menstruation is very irregular in the first few years after menarche or when the woman is nearer the menopause, in this way the adolescents and the more mature women are the ones who suffer most from the delayed menstrual period.
Cinnamon can be used to regulate menstrual disorders because it reduces prostaglandin levels, increases endorphin levels and improves blood circulation, and is therefore effective in relieving the symptoms of premenstrual tension. However, for it to have the expected effect one should consume cinnamon regularly.
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