People know that sugar haws are made from hawthorn, and many people also know that hawthorn has the effect of promoting digestion. It can be eaten directly or soaked in water. So what are the benefits of eating hawthorn? Let's find out together.
Benefits
Beautifying and slimming
Hawthorn has the effect of beautifying and slimming. It contains substances such as vitamin C and carotene, which can block and reduce the formation of free radicals, enhance the body's immune function, and have anti-aging and anti-cancer effects. Eating hawthorn can eliminate body fat and reduce fat absorption, achieving the effect of beauty and slimming for women.
Liver protection and fat elimination
Hawthorn has the functions of lowering blood pressure, reducing fat, antioxidation, enhancing immunity, and eliminating harmful bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. It can also prevent liver cancer. For men with fatty liver, hawthorn is highly recommended for liver protection and fat elimination. Hawthorn can help digestion and has the effect of protecting the liver and eliminating fat.
Health preservation and calming
Hawthorn can prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases. It has the functions of dilating blood vessels, increasing coronary blood flow, improving heart vitality, stimulating the central nervous system, softening blood vessels, promoting diuresis, and calming.
Usage
1. The ripe fruit of hawthorn can be used raw or stir-fried to make medicine. The fruit of hawthorn is widely used in the production of sugar haws, candied haws, hawthorn cakes, and other sweet and sour foods.
2. Preservation method for hawthorn: 3-7 days
Combination Recommendations
Hawthorn + Eucommia ulmoides, lowers blood pressure
Hawthorn + Goji berries, nourishes the liver and kidneys
Hawthorn + Shrimp, stimulates the gastrointestinal tract, causing discomfort
Hawthorn + Sea cucumber, difficult to digest
Hawthorn + Lemon, affects digestion
Hawthorn + Pig liver, affects nutrient absorption
Hawthorn + Shrimp, stimulates the gastrointestinal tract, causing discomfort
Suitable People
1. Suitable for people with indigestion, cardiovascular diseases, cancer patients, and enteritis;
2. Elderly people who often eat hawthorn products can increase appetite, improve sleep, maintain the stability of calcium in bones and blood, prevent arteriosclerosis, and prolong life. Therefore, hawthorn is regarded as a "longevity food".
Not Suitable People
Pregnant women, children, people with excessive gastric acid secretion, people with post-illness weakness, and people with dental problems should not eat hawthorn.
