Hawthorn, a common fruit in life, has a rich nutritional connotation, and tasting it in moderation can add color to our health.
However, the charm of hawthorn goes far beyond that, and when it is gently sliced and then soaked with a clear spring into a cup of fragrant hawthorn tea, its taste jumps on the tongue for a unique taste enjoyment.
In the afternoon, many people like to enjoy a cup of coffee or milk tea, however, the sugar and caffeine contained in these two drinks often put a burden on their health.
At this point, why not change the taste and try a cup of hawthorn tea? This cup of tea is clear and transparent, exuding a tantalizing aroma, with hawthorn as the protagonist, and a few milder ingredients such as goji berries, red dates, lotus seeds, etc., to create a cup of nutrient-rich and unique health tea.
This cup of hawthorn tea, as if a kind old man, soothes our tired hearts with his warm hands, and every sip of tasting seems to be in an intimate dialogue with nature, which makes people feel refreshed.
Moreover, hawthorn tea also helps to improve common conditions such as indigestion, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc., and escort our health.
Therefore, when we taste the sweet and sour hawthorn again, we may wish to slice it and soak it in water, enjoy a cup of delicious and healthy hawthorn tea, let us feel the beauty and blessings of nature in our busy lives.
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What are the effects of hawthorn in Chinese medicine?
Hawthorn, alias mountain red fruit, sour date, reflecting mountain red fruit, the red and bright rock sugar gourd is made of it, in our daily life, hawthorn gives us the impression of sour acid, can eliminate food accumulation, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, however, the interpretation of hawthorn in Chinese medicine is far more than that.
There have been people who have been plagued by diarrhea for a long time, and the results of seeking medical treatment are not good, and they inadvertently eat a few hawthorns, and the diarrhea symptoms have been improved.
So, what are the magical effects of hawthorn?
The Chinese Pharmacopoeia has a detailed record of the efficacy of hawthorn: it belongs to the three meridians of the spleen, stomach and liver, the sexual taste is acid, sweet, and slightly warm, hawthorn has the miraculous effect of eliminating food and strengthening the stomach and dispersing qi stasis, which can be used to treat meat stasis, stomach fullness, diarrhea abdominal pain, blood stasis, postpartum stasis, abdominal tingling, hernia pain and hyperlipidemia.
The anti-food retardation effect of Jiao hawthorn is more powerful, and it is suitable for the treatment of symptoms such as meat stagnation and diarrhea.
Therefore, from the above records, we can know that hawthorn has two main effects, one is to eliminate food and strengthen the stomach, and the other is to disperse qi and stasis.
Appetite: Hawthorn helps reduce indigestion caused by excessive meat eating in daily life or stomach bloating caused by food accumulation, it can also promote digestion and facilitate digestion.
This is because pharmacological studies have found that eating hawthorn can promote the secretion of digestive enzymes in the stomach, mentioning the activity of pepsin, thereby promoting digestion.
In addition, hawthorn also contains some esterases, which can play a good role in promoting digestion of high-fat meat foods.
Therefore, if you consume too much meat, especially fatty foods, these foods are difficult to digest, especially for some children, the elderly and other people with weak spleen and stomach, eating some hawthorn appropriately can play a role in digestion and stomach strengthening.
Hawthorn has sweet and sour medicinal properties, acid into the liver, sweet into the spleen, it can promote the circulation of qi, disperse the heart and abdomen stasis caused by poor qi and blood, therefore, it has a good therapeutic effect on blood stasis, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain, lochia continuously.
In addition, in addition to the above two effects, hawthorn actually has the effect of antidiarrheal, because hawthorn has a sour taste, acid can converge, so it has an astringent effect on the intestine, can play an antidiarrheal role, chronic diarrhea, diarrhea, dysentery has a good effect.
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What are the benefits of a glass of hawthorn water a day? May improve these 5 problems
1. Help digestion: Hawthorn has the effect of promoting digestion and can relieve problems such as stomach discomfort, flatulence and indigestion. It is rich in tannic acid and pectin, which can increase mucus secretion in the gastrointestinal tract and promote food digestion and absorption.
2. Reduce blood lipids: Hawthorn acid and flavonoids in hawthorn have the effect of reducing blood lipids, which can reduce the level of low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol) and total cholesterol in the body, while increasing the level of high-density lipoprotein (good cholesterol), which is beneficial to cardiovascular health.
3. Regulate blood pressure: The polyphenolic compounds in hawthorn have the effect of lowering blood pressure, can relax blood vessels, promote blood circulation, and thus help regulate blood pressure.
4. Improve sleep: Hawthorn acid in hawthorn can play a role in stabilizing mood, calming and improving sleep by inhibiting the excitement of the central nervous system.
5. Reduce the burden on the liver: The antioxidants and vitamin C in hawthorn can help the liver detoxify, reduce the burden on the liver, and protect liver health.
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One hawthorn is equal to 5 flavor medicines, hawthorn can reduce three highs and fight cancer?
Hawthorn is not only an ordinary fruit, its intrinsic value is not to be underestimated, in modern domestic and foreign literature, hawthorn is widely reported to contain lipase, can help the digestion of lipids in food, has the effect of regulating blood lipids, lowering blood pressure, anti-atherosclerosis.
What is more amazing is that the current medical community has also increasingly studied the anti-cancer effect of hawthorn, and the study found that the flavonoids in hawthorn can inhibit the biosynthesis of cancer cell DNA, effectively inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells, and have no effect on the normal cells of the organism.
At the same time, the tannins, sitosterols, pentacyclic triterpenoids and other components in hawthorn can also inhibit the DNA replication process of cancer cells and induce apoptosis of cancer cells, so hawthorn is not only a cool fruit after our meal, but also a miraculous fruit to protect our health.
Can eating hawthorn really reduce the three highs and fight cancer?
Indeed, there are countless studies on hawthorn, but Fu Pengyu, director of the Nutrition and Food Safety Research Office of the Henan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, clearly pointed out that these studies do not show that eating these foods can achieve the purpose of reducing the three highs and fighting cancer.
1. In vitro experiments cannot be equated with human experiments
Most of the current research on anti-cancer foods is only in vitro experiments and animal experiments, and there is a lack of relevant clinical data to support these conclusions.
The structure of the human body is complex, and there are significant differences from animal and cellular structures, so the data obtained through in vitro experiments and animal experiments cannot be easily applied to the human body.
2. The edible dose is difficult to reach the experimental dose
The anti-cancer ingredients in food can exert their medicinal effects only after extraction and purification. However, the amount of these ingredients in food is often minimal.
If you want to achieve the purpose of fighting cancer by ingesting these ingredients, you may need to consume a large amount of food, and may need to increase your intake exponentially, which is obviously difficult to achieve for a normal diet.
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Hawthorn soaked water plus one thing, the health effect is better
Hawthorn, this small fruit, but contains rich nutritional treasures, its unique sweet and sour taste, not only delicious, but also has many benefits for the human body.
If you can taste fresh hawthorn, you can naturally take in the best state of nutrition, but there are always times when life is inconvenient, at this time, soaking a cup of hawthorn water or combining it with a few flavors of Chinese medicine can also bring unexpected surprises to the body.
When hawthorn and osmanthus meet, as if interpreting the romance of autumn, after dry cleaning 8 pieces of hawthorn, pour in piping hot boiling water, and when warm, sprinkle a spoonful of osmanthus paste, stir well, and drink a sip, as if embracing the beauty of the whole autumn. It not only nourishes the spleen and stomach, but also allows your taste buds to enjoy a unique lusciency.
The encounter between hawthorn and cassia and green tea, hawthorn has a new vitality, and they work together to make a substitute tea drink, which can not only improve intestinal function, but also add a fresh green touch to your life.
And when hawthorn meets cinnamon, it not only helps relieve chills and cold hands and feet, but also adds a touch of warmth to you, however, despite its many benefits for the human body, it is not suitable for all people.
For diabetics, women in the first trimester, children during tooth replacement, and people with excessive stomach acid, hawthorn should still be avoided as much as possible.
Remember that although hawthorn has many benefits for the human body, after all, it is only a fruit in the biological world, not a substitute for medicine, while enjoying the deliciousness and benefits of hawthorn, you should also pay attention to moderate consumption, do not overdose.