Soaking dried hawthorn slices in water as tea can reduce blood fat, promote digestion, strengthen heart, lower blood pressure, resist arrhythmia, reduce blood fat, reduce atherosclerosis, improve immunity, resist oxidation, resist tumor, resist bacteria, contract uterus and induce diuresis. The function of hawthorn is to promote digestion first, and it has already promoted digestion and digestion among the people.

Hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge), also known as Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge, belongs to Crataegus of Rosaceae and is a deciduous tree with a height of 6 meters. Drupe, hard core, thin pulp and slightly sour taste. Fruit can be eaten raw or made into preserved fruit cakes, and can be used as medicine after drying. It is a unique medicinal and fruit tree species in China.

It has the functions of reducing blood fat, lowering blood pressure, strengthening heart and resisting arrhythmia. It is also a good medicine for invigorating spleen, stimulating appetite, promoting digestion, promoting blood circulation and resolving phlegm, and has a good effect on chest, diaphragm and spleen fullness, hernia, blood stasis and amenorrhea. Vitexin, a flavonoid in hawthorn, is a kind of drug with strong anticancer effect, and its extract has certain inhibitory effect on the growth, proliferation, infiltration and metastasis of cancer cells in vivo.

Hawthorn contains many kinds of organic acids. After oral administration, the acidity of gastric juice increased, the activity of pepsin increased, and the digestion of protein was promoted. Hawthorn tastes sour, stimulates gastric mucosa and promotes gastric juice secretion; Hawthorn contains lipase, which can promote the digestion of fat; Hawthorn contains vitamin C and other ingredients, which can increase appetite if taken orally; Hawthorn can regulate gastrointestinal motility, inhibit gastrointestinal smooth muscle in spastic state and excite smooth muscle in relaxed state.

Extended data:

Edible efficacy

1, hypolipidemic: preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, softening blood vessels, diuresis and sedation.

2, appetizing: appetizing and digestion, especially for digestion and stagnation, hawthorn is used in many digestion drugs.

3, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis: Hawthorn has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, which helps to relieve local congestion and has an auxiliary effect on traumatic injury.

4, can cure diarrhea: Hawthorn has ingredients to relieve asthma and phlegm, inhibit bacteria, and treat abdominal pain and diarrhea.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Hawthorn