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.

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Hawthorn tastes sour and will become more sour when heated. Brush your teeth immediately after eating, or it will be bad for your teeth. People with sour teeth can eat hawthorn products. Pregnant women should avoid eating hawthorn to avoid induced labor, people with weak spleen and stomach, people with hypoglycemia and children should not eat hawthorn. Hawthorn can't be eaten on an empty stomach. Hawthorn contains a lot of organic acids, fruit acids, maslinic acid, citric acid and so on. If you eat on an empty stomach, your stomach acid will increase sharply, which will cause bad stimulation to the gastric mucosa and make your stomach full and pantothenic. If you eat on an empty stomach, it will enhance hunger and aggravate the original stomach pain.

In addition, the market is full of dyed hawthorn, which needs attention. It is suggested to choose a regular hawthorn tea brand to avoid quality problems. Tannic acid contained in raw hawthorn is easy to form gastrolith when combined with gastric acid, which is difficult to digest. If the gastrolith cannot be digested for a long time, it will cause gastric ulcer, gastric bleeding and even gastric perforation. Therefore, raw hawthorn should be eaten as little as possible, especially people with weak gastrointestinal function should be more cautious. The doctor suggested that hawthorn should be cooked before eating.

References:

Hawthorn _ Baidu Encyclopedia