Brown sugar + ginger tea

Something my lady boss shared with me, not sure how true is this, gonna try it though:

> Ladies, pls take note. Guys, pls let yr partner know…
> 黑糖薑茶 (女人一定要看，男人就寄給你的女性朋友吧！)
> 小時候，著了涼，一流鼻涕，母親就連忙用老薑加黑糖煮成薑湯給我喝。甜甜辣辣的，趁熱大口大口喝下去，再蓋著被子發一場汗，感冒便不藥而癒！我因生產多又密
> 集，一年一個，有一年還生了一對雙包胎，把身體弄壞了。平常經常頭昏眼花，而每個月好朋友來了，頭痛、肚子痛，量又多一拖就是十天半個月。看了許多中西名
> 醫，均束手無策。病看不好，花錢受罪，一氣之下，乾脆不理他了。 後來祖母教我在月經來時，不妨用黑糖和老薑煮水喝喝看，她特別強調多喝無害，黑糖能活血，
> 薑是熱性的食物，在故鄉，婦女做月子都要吃些黑糖。老奶奶的話姑且聽之，月經來時，就猛喝黑糖和老薑煮的薑茶，想不到，小腹慢慢不痛了。好朋友量也少了，當
> 然頭痛也消失了，比吃藥還有效呢！黑糖和老薑不但能治病，在寒冷的冬天喝上一碗，渾身冒汗、舒暢無比，這種偏方花錢少，又無副作用，何妨試試！ ※ 黑糖紅豆
> 湯 女性的好朋友黑糖能活血，紅豆能補血，故婦女月經來時或前後吃一些黑糖紅豆湯，會讓經期更順及減少疼痛，比使用藥物控制效果好。這種偏方花錢少又無副作
> 用，不妨試試！
> Brown sugar + Ginger Tea
> When I was young, I was easily to get cold & running nose. My mother will cook old ginger & brown sugar tea for me to drink. It tasted sweet & a
> little bit spicy. After drinking this tea and cover with a blanket it made me sweat and cure my cold & running nose. Every year I born a baby and
> even there was one year I born a twin. Due to too frequent on delivered baby, my health was badly affected. I always feel dizziness. Every month
> during my menstrual, I feel headache, stomachache and my menses volume was large and the period was long from 10days to 2 weeks. I seek for
> Western doctor & Chinese Physician’s advices but it does not help so I tend to give up & let it be. After that I grandmother ask me to try for old
> ginger & brown sugar tea. She emphasize that its harmless if drink more because brown sugar help blood circulation and old ginger will warm up our
> body.. Traditionally confinement lady should drink a little bit of brown sugar water. I take my grandmother’s words and during my menstrual period
> I drink a lot of old ginger & brown sugar tea. Out of my expectation, my stomachache was reduces, my menses volume & headache also reduces, it was
> more effective than taking medicine. Ginger & brown sugar tea also can be drinks during cold winter which help to kept us sweat & warm. It was
> cheap & does not have any side effect. Why not try it. ** For ladies, during your menstrual period you can try for Brown Sugar Red bean soup,
> brown sugar help for blood circulation and red bean recover for your blood loss. Drinks this brown sugar red bean soup during & after your
> menstrual period it help to smooth your period & reduce pain. This is better than taking medicine as it does not have any side effect and was
> cheap.