Hawthorn can stimulate appetite, aid digestion, and remove oil and grease from the stomach and intestines. It can promote metabolism and is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat obesity. If you want to lose weight, you can try hawthorn slimming tea.
【Name】
Hawthorn Slimming Tea
【Ingredients】
Dried hawthorn slices, dried honeysuckle, dried chrysanthemum, honey
【Additional Ingredients】
Purified water, dried plum (according to personal taste)
【Instructions】
1. Rinse the dried hawthorn slices, dried honeysuckle, and dried chrysanthemum with clean water.
2. Put all the ingredients into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, then simmer on medium to low heat for 30-40 minutes. Filter out the residue, let it cool, and add an appropriate amount of honey before drinking.
【Tips】
This tea is suitable for people who are overweight or have a heavy digestive burden. During festive periods, many people struggle with weight gain due to frequent eating. Drinking this tea once after each meal for 30 minutes (both lunch and dinner) continuously for a week can have a good adjustment effect on the body. Lotus leaf has the effect of regulating the spleen and stomach, and it is also suitable for people who want to lose weight as a drink. Dried lotus leaves are available at Chinese medicine stores or the flower and herb tea counter of supermarkets at an affordable price.
【Benefits of Hawthorn】
Many people only know that hawthorn slices can be soaked in water to drink, but they are not clear about the specific effects of hawthorn water. In fact, drinking hawthorn water as a tea for a long time can regulate blood pressure, blood lipids, and have antioxidant and diuretic effects. It also has considerable medicinal value!
1. Promotes digestion:
Hawthorn slices are rich in nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin C. They have the effect of promoting salivation, stimulating appetite, and aiding digestion after meals. They can eliminate greasiness, promote intestinal peristalsis, and eliminate toxins from the body, making the skin healthier and more transparent. If you feel bloated in the stomach and intestines, drinking hawthorn water can relieve this condition.
2. Lowers blood lipids:
In addition to the above effects, hawthorn slices also have the effect of lowering blood lipids. People with high blood lipids can eat some hawthorn appropriately, but people with qi deficiency should try to avoid or eat less hawthorn.
3. Diuretic:
Drinking hawthorn water also has a diuretic effect, so people with constipation can drink more. However, if you have stomach ulcers or other stomach diseases, it is best to drink less.
Hawthorn is an edible plant that belongs to the pome fruit category. Its flesh is thin and hard, with a slightly sour and astringent taste. It can be consumed for a long time without side effects.
