To put it bluntly, I like to study these weird things. As we all know, modern women have three treasures, sanitary napkins, tampons, and menstrual cups when they are menstruating, or in other words, menstrual period. These three great inventions have brought convenience to modern women, but as far as I know, these inseparable things only appeared in the world in the past hundred years. Therefore, from the era of material scarcity to the present day, the majority of female comrades have begun a long road of revolutionary renewal and evolution.
Let’s start with the primitive people. The primitive people lived on their hair, drank blood, and had no clothes to cover their bodies. In order to adapt to the harsh environment, the primitive people were very competitive. The hair around the reproductive organs and anus is relatively dense. But this is a drop in the bucket when it comes to the raging blood during menstruation, so what should I do. We have hay and leaves. It is said that they are quite afraid of bleeding if they are not affected. So this phenomenon was considered to be evil and bad luck. So there is always a group of menstruating women who are "deported". Only after it is over are you allowed to return to the tribe.
After arriving in civilized society, humans learned to weave. After the emergence of textiles, women began to make textiles into bags, put plant ash, silk and linen and other materials inside, and then fixed them in bags. . . . . . It's quite convenient. The gray silk and linen will be replaced regularly, and the cloth bags will be washed and reused. These cloth bags are often called menstrual cloths. Menstrual belt. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was popularly called riding cloth.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, after the great Cai Lun invented papermaking, wealthy families began to use white paper and straw paper instead of plant ash, while poor families still used plant ash.
In that feudal and conservative era, it was very difficult for women. Many ancient books such as Compendium of Materia Medica have records that menstruation is often considered ominous, dangerous, and can bring bad luck. In ancient times, gentlemen always kept a respectful distance.
The ancient West was much more open. American nurses during World War II already knew how to use non-woven fabrics, cotton, gauze, etc. to make things very similar to modern sanitary napkins. But it is also extremely inconvenient and must be fixed with pins or cloth strips. Although many people now emphasize feminism, from ancient times to the present, it is undeniable that women have always been the weaker side. I also hope that you will know how to show mercy to women. After all, so much blood was shed. Who wouldn't feel bad if I left it alone?