Natural Nutritional Fruits (3) — Hawthorn

#Nature and Flavor, #Functions and Effects, #Auxiliary Treatment, #Dietary Therapy Recipes

Analysis of Nature and Flavor, Functions and Effects, Auxiliary Treatment, and Dietary Therapy Recipes

• Nature and Flavor: Sour, Cold, Non-Toxic.

• Functions and Effects: Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach, Promotes Digestion and Dissolves Accumulations, Promotes Qi Circulation, Activates Blood Circulation, and Disperses Stagnation.

• Auxiliary Treatment: Hypertension, Indigestion, Food Stagnation, Coronary Heart Disease, Dysentery, Chronic Diarrhea, Small Intestinal Hernia Pain, Bacterial Food Poisoning, Postpartum Blood Stasis Pain, Infantile Malnutrition, Chronic Diarrhea Due to Spleen Deficiency.

• Dietary Therapy Recipes:

1. Hypertension: Crush fresh hawthorn into pieces, add an appropriate amount of ice sugar water, and decoct.

2. Indigestion: Use 9g of charred hawthorn, add to boiling water with red sugar, and drink three times daily.

3. Food Stagnation: Take 15g of hawthorn and 10g of turnip seeds, decoct in water, and consume.

4. Coronary Heart Disease, Dysentery: Boil hawthorn frequently.

5. Dysentery, Small Intestinal Hernia Pain, Bacterial Food Poisoning, Postpartum Blood Stasis Pain: Boil hawthorn with red sugar water.

6. Amenorrhea: 30g of hawthorn flesh, decoct into a concentrated solution, then add 30g of red sugar, dissolve, and drink on an empty stomach in the morning and evening. Take it for 1 to 2 days beyond the menstrual period, and it can regulate menstruation after 4 to 5 days. However, it is not suitable for those with anemia or amenorrhea due to qi deficiency.

7. Women with Cold and Stagnated Menstruation: Take 5g of Guizhi (Cinnamomum cassia) and 15g of hawthorn with 30g of red sugar, decoct in water, and drink.

8. Infantile Malnutrition: Hawthorn mixed with honey into a paste, take a spoonful each time.

9. Chronic Diarrhea Due to Spleen Deficiency in Children: Mix fresh hawthorn flesh and Chinese yam in equal proportions with an appropriate amount of white sugar, steam, and eat when cooked.

Note:

i. Hawthorn is not suitable for patients with deficiency of the spleen, no food stagnation in the stomach, and diarrhea due to qi deficiency.

ii. Do not use iron utensils when cooking hawthorn.

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