Hawthorn has a strong digestive function, so people suffering from stomach diseases should not drink hawthorn soaked in water on an empty stomach, especially those with hyperacidity, gastritis, gastric ulcer, reflux gastritis and reflux esophagitis. Modern medicine has proved that hawthorn contains citric acid, malic acid, ascorbic acid, sugar, protein and carbohydrates. It has the effects of lowering blood pressure and promoting gastrointestinal digestion. Hawthorn can reduce cholesterol and lipid in human blood, but it is a very slow process to reduce blood lipid with hawthorn water. It must be drunk every day, and after a long period of physical therapy, it can reduce blood lipid and soften blood vessels.
Normal people need to pay attention to the dosage when taking hawthorn soaked in water. Never take too much at one time, otherwise chronic gastrointestinal diseases will easily occur, but remember not to eat too much hawthorn, because 100 grams of hawthorn contains 95 calories, and the dosage of hawthorn used every day is 25 grams. If hawthorn water is mixed with antihypertensive cassia seed and antioxidant Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, the effect will be better. It is necessary to insist on drinking hawthorn soaked in water every day, and it will take a long time to achieve the effect of lowering blood fat and softening blood vessels.
When brewing hawthorn, the temperature of boiling water is better at 80 ~ 90 C. Generally, 8~ 10 slices of dried hawthorn are poured into 400~500ml. Too little water is added to make hawthorn tasteless, and too much water is too sour. Usually, it is better to drink hawthorn water half an hour after meals, which can not only help digestion, but also play a role in losing weight.