Hawthorn fruit can be eaten raw or used as preserved fruit or fruit cake. After drying, it can also be used as medicine. It is a unique medicinal fruit in China. Hawthorn is rich in vitamin C, carbohydrates, various minerals, carotenoids, etc. It has the effects of strengthening the stomach, reducing food intake, promoting qi circulation, dispersing blood stasis, and reducing turbidity and cholesterol.
[Function:]
- Healthy stomach and digestion: For symptoms such as meat stagnation, bloating in the epigastric region, diarrhea and abdominal pain, hawthorn can be consumed to improve them. In addition, you can also eat roasted hawthorn, which is fried with hawthorn and consumed, and has the effect of promoting digestion and digestion.
- Promoting Qi and dispersing Blood Stasis: Hawthorn can also be used to alleviate symptoms such as blood stasis, menstrual cramps, dysmenorrhea, and postpartum blood stasis, which has the effect of promoting Qi and dispersing blood stasis.
- Removing turbidity and lowering cholesterol: Hawthorn can improve symptoms such as chest pain, chest discomfort, hernia pain, etc., and has the effect of removing turbidity and lowering cholesterol.
[Method of consumption:] Fresh hawthorn can be eaten directly. When eating hawthorn directly, you can dip a little honey to avoid acerbity. Fresh hawthorn is often made into Bingtanghulu for eating. Cooking Congee; Slice hawthorn, cook Congee with japonica rice, add rock sugar when Congee is about to be cooked, and mix well to form hawthorn Congee, which helps to promote digestion. Make jam; Wash the hawthorn and remove the seeds for later use. Boil the rock sugar into syrup and add the hawthorn. Cook over low heat and slowly. Use a spoon to squeeze the hawthorn into a paste and add an appropriate amount of lemon juice. After cooking, put it into a sealed jar and it can be eaten.
matters needing attention:
Suitable population
Middle aged and elderly patients with heart weakness, hypertension, and coronary heart disease.
Taboo population
Pregnant women, those with weak spleen and stomach, and those with low blood lipids.
