瑞士推出新款巧克力 可有效缓解生理疼痛

提起巧克力，人们想到的都是它如何美味。而瑞士新近推出的一种巧克力还能缓解痛经症状呢。这种巧克力由卢塞恩的“爱之巧克力”巧克力生产商研制，含有60%的可可粉及17种瑞士草药的成分，据称可以缓解女性痛经，故而取名“女月”。

A chocolatier in Switzerland has claimed to have created a chocolate that can help relieve period pains.

瑞士一家巧克力制造商声称制造出一种可帮助缓解痛经的巧克力。

The chocolate titled “Frauenmond” which translates to “women’s moon” is made by Chocolate with Love, which is headed by Marc Widmer, who was previously a pastry chef working at top hotels.

这款巧克力名为“女月”，由“爱之巧克力”巧克力生产商研制。这家巧克力制造商的老板马克-威德默之前曾在一家顶级酒店担任糕点师。

Mr Widmer claimed the chocolate contains 17 Swiss mountain herbs that can alleviate menstrual pains.

威德默表示，这款巧克力含有17种瑞士山间草药，可帮助缓解痛经。

The health benefits arise from interactions with the herbs and molecules in the chocolate to produce a calming effect on the body.

草药和巧克力中的化学分子反应，能够对身体产生镇静效果，痛经得以缓解。

"We want to make the menstruation days of women more comfortable," Mr Widmer told 20 Minuten.

他在接受《20分钟》日报采访时说：“我们想让女性的经期更加舒适。”

"Of course men can also eat the chocolate. I myself have already tried [it],” he added.

他还补充说：“当然男性也可以吃，我自己已经尝过了。”

The news comes as scientists have claimed to be able to give milk chocolate the same beneficial properties as dark chocolate.

与此同时，科学家表示可以让牛奶巧克力具有和黑巧克力一样的有益特性。

Researches from North Carolina State University claim that adding phenolic compounds from peanut skins to milk chocolate gives it the same antioxidant property of dark chocolate.

北卡罗来纳州立大学的研究表明，在牛奶巧克力中添加花生皮中的酚类化合物可以使之具有与黑巧克力一样的抗氧化性能。