Crataegus belongs to Crataegus of Rosaceae, also known as Crataegus pinnatifida and Crataegus pinnatifida, and is a drupe fruit. Fruit can be eaten raw in daily life, preserved fruit paste, dried Chinese medicine. So what are the advantages and disadvantages of eating hawthorn? Today, Bian Xiao will give you a brief introduction.

Advantages and disadvantages of eating hawthorn

1. benefits

Hawthorn is sweet, slightly warm and rich in various nutrients, such as organic acids, vitamin C, fruit acid, pectin and so on. Some of these substances can help improve the secretion of digestive enzymes, so that food can be digested better, while others can promote the decomposition of lipase, thus decomposing the accumulated food in the body, so as to achieve the purpose of losing weight and stimulating appetite.

Step 2: Disadvantages

Eating more hawthorn is not without harm. As the saying goes, extremes meet, and eating too much hawthorn will also do harm to the body. Hawthorn contains a lot of organic acids. Excessive consumption will cause excessive gastric acid secretion, stimulate gastric mucosa, and cause discomfort symptoms such as acid reflux, abdominal distension and stomach pain.

3. Preventive measures

Hawthorn can be appetizing and beautifying, but it is not suitable for everyone. For example, eating hawthorn in pregnant women will lead to fetal abortion, and people with stomach problems will aggravate their condition. In addition, hawthorn can't be eaten with Chinese herbal medicines for invigorating qi, otherwise it will get twice the result with half the effort.

The advantages and disadvantages of eating hawthorn are introduced here, and interested readers can explore for themselves.