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What is the function of hawthorn malt water?
Malt is made from germinated barley, which is not only a traditional Chinese medicine but also a kind of food. Hawthorn is a common fruit and can also be used as medicine. So what is the effect and function of malt and hawthorn soaked in water together?

1, postpartum milk recovery, malt frying, can inhibit the secretion of pituitary prolactin, has the effect of milk recovery; However, lactating women usually don't menstruate. Hawthorn can balance the ups and downs of qi and blood and promote the recovery of menstruation through the functions of soothing the liver and regulating qi, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. After menstruation comes out, the milk will flow back on its own. Therefore, soaking fried malt and hawthorn in water together can help postpartum lactating women wean their babies, and can also relieve milk sweat stagnation and breast pain.

2, appetizing and digestion, hawthorn tastes sour, which contains a variety of organic acid ingredients, which can stimulate gastric acid secretion after eating, and play the role of appetizing and digestion; Malt is sweet and flat, and has the effects of promoting qi circulation, promoting digestion, invigorating spleen and appetizing. Therefore, people with loss of appetite, food stagnation, indigestion and abdominal distension can soak malt and hawthorn in water to drink.

3. The effect of harmonizing middle qi and descending qi, malt entering spleen, and harmonizing middle qi and descending qi; Hawthorn enters the spleen and liver meridian, which has the effects of soothing the liver and relieving depression, regulating qi and relieving pain. Therefore, people with liver fire, liver qi stagnation, spleen deficiency, less food and abdominal distension can be relieved by soaking in water with malt and hawthorn.

4, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis One of the main components in malt hawthorn water is hawthorn, which is warm, sweet and sour, and has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Eating malt hawthorn water has a good auxiliary treatment effect on dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain and lochia.

It is suggested to use malt and hawthorn instead of tea leaves to soak in water every day, and then add boiling water for 2-3 times. Proper and correct use of hawthorn malt water has no side effects, but attention should be paid to the following situations: 1. People who lose weight should not drink hawthorn malt water, because malt is high in calories and appetizing after drinking will lead to eating more. 2. People with gastritis and gastric ulcer should not drink hawthorn malt water. Hawthorn malt water will stimulate gastric acid secretion, stimulate gastric wall and ulcer surface, cause burning sensation and pain, and aggravate symptoms. People who are weak after illness are not suitable for drinking hawthorn malt water. This kind of people need qi, and malt hawthorn water is inferior, which will aggravate their weakness.