2. Protect cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: Both Salvia miltiorrhiza and hawthorn have the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, which can promote cardiovascular blood circulation, keep blood vessels unobstructed and reduce vascular resistance. Therefore, salvia miltiorrhiza and hawthorn soaked in water have certain therapeutic effects on cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease and hypertension.
3, promote digestion: Hawthorn contains a variety of organic acids, which helps to promote the secretion of gastric juice, enhance the acidity of gastric juice, improve the activity of pepsin, and promote the digestion of protein, and the fatty acids contained in Hawthorn help to promote the digestion of fat, so soaking Salvia miltiorrhiza and Hawthorn in water can stimulate appetite and promote digestion.
4. Lowering blood fat: Salvia miltiorrhiza contains tanshinone, which has a strong effect of dredging channels and removing blood stasis, which helps to promote blood circulation and reduce vascular resistance; Hawthorn flavonoids in hawthorn can inhibit the synthesis of liver cholesterol and reduce the concentration of serum total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol. Therefore, soaking salvia miltiorrhiza and hawthorn in water is helpful to treat hyperlipidemia.
5, salvia miltiorrhiza and hawthorn soaking method
Ingredients: 6 grams of salvia miltiorrhiza, 0/0 gram of hawthorn/kloc, and appropriate amount of rock sugar or white sugar.
Wash and slice Saviae Miltiorrhizae Radix, wash and slice Fructus Crataegi, and remove the core.
Put Salvia Miltiorrhiza and Crataegus pinnatifida into the teapot.
Add the right amount of water.
Bring to a boil with high fire, then digest and cook for about 15-20 minutes.
Remove the residue to get juice, and add some sugar or rock sugar to taste.