1. Benefits:
-Xiaoshi: Hawthorn can promote the secretion of gastric digestive enzymes and enhance their activity, which is helpful for digestion. Hawthorn also has lipolytic enzymes to help digest fatty foods.
-Hypolipidemic: Hawthorn flavone can reduce cholesterol and triglyceride levels and increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, which has a good hypolipidemic effect.
-Anti-aging: Hawthorn extract has antioxidant capacity, which can reduce the oxidative damage caused by free radicals and delay the aging process.
Advantages and disadvantages of drinking hawthorn tea.
1. Benefits:
-Xiaoshi: Hawthorn can promote the secretion of gastric digestive enzymes and enhance their activity, which is helpful for digestion. Hawthorn also has lipolytic enzymes to help digest fatty foods.
-Hypolipidemic: Hawthorn flavone can reduce cholesterol and triglyceride levels and increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, which has a good hypolipidemic effect.
-Anti-aging: Hawthorn extract has antioxidant capacity, which can reduce the oxidative damage caused by free radicals and delay the aging process.
Hawthorn tea is a traditional Chinese medicine beverage, which has many functions, but it may also produce some side effects. The following are some common hawthorn tea's functions and possible side effects:
1. Improve digestion: hawthorn tea is rich in vitamin C and cellulose, which can help promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, improve digestive problems and relieve stomach discomfort and constipation.
2. Lowering blood pressure: persimmon acid and rutin in hawthorn tea can dilate blood vessels, lower blood pressure, and have certain adjuvant therapeutic effect on patients with hypertension.
3. Anti-fatigue: Polyphenols and flavonoids in hawthorn tea have certain antioxidant and anti-fatigue effects, which can help restore physical strength and enhance human immunity.
4. Protect the heart: hawthorn tea contains polyphenols and rutin, which can promote myocardial nutrition and blood flow and protect heart health.
5. Other functions: hawthorn tea also has the functions of inhibiting the growth of bacteria, reducing blood lipid, enhancing liver function and improving eyesight.
Possible side effects:
1. For people with allergic constitution, hawthorn tea may cause allergic reactions, such as rash and dyspnea.
2. Excessive drinking for a long time may cause digestive problems such as overnutrition and gastrointestinal discomfort.
3. For diabetic patients with poor blood sugar control, hawthorn tea may interfere with blood sugar regulation.
Hawthorn tea had better consult a doctor before drinking, especially for pregnant women, lactating women and patients with chronic diseases.