On average, women over the age of 51 experience some menopausal symptoms like bad mood, tiredness, difficulty falling asleep, and irregular fever and sweat. In addition to Western medical treatment, the following tonic diets cooked with Chinese medicinal herbs are suitable for premenopausal and postmenopausal women.

1. Chrysanthemum & Wolfberry Tea   

Ingredients: Chrysanthemum, wolfberry

Directions: Put all the ingredients and boiling water into a teapot and then drink it as tea

Indication: 

 •  Cleans the liver and improves eyesight

 •  Nourishes the liver and kidneys 

Suitable group: Menopausal women experiencing dizziness and tinnitus (humming and buzzing in the ears) with anxious and irritable mood.

2. Lotus seed & Lily Porridge  

Ingredients: Lotus seeds, lily bulbs, japonica rice

Directions: Use the ingredients to cook porridge

Indication: 

 •  Eliminates inner heat of the heart

 •  Invigorates the spleen and alleviates diarrhea

 •  Clams the mind 

Suitable group: Women who are irritable, anxious and restless, accompanied by weak spleen and stomach.

3. Ganmai Dazao Soup  

Ingredients: Licorice, wheat, jujube (Chinese-date)

Directions: Mix all the ingredients in water and then drink

Indication: 

 •  Nourishes the heart 

 •  Clams the mind 

 •  Adjusts the spleen and stomach 

Suitable group: Middle-age women who have an irritable mood, insomnia, and difficulty concentrating.