(1) lipid-lowering
Hawthorn contains flavonoids, maslinic acid and citric acid, which can dilate blood vessels. Triterpenoids and flavonoids can also reduce the content of serum cholesterol, and chrysanthemum can also dilate blood vessels. Drinking hawthorn chrysanthemum tea can improve the condition of hypertensive patients.
(2) Help digestion
Hawthorn sour contains organic acids such as lipolytic enzyme and maslinic acid. Enzymes can help the stomach digest food faster, so hawthorn chrysanthemum tea can help the human body digest food faster.
2. Precautions for drinking hawthorn chrysanthemum tea
(1) people with cold constitution should not drink it.
Hawthorn chrysanthemum tea is cold, and people with cold constitution will aggravate their symptoms after drinking cold herbal tea, which is not conducive to their health.
(2) Pregnant women should not drink
Pregnant women's spleen and stomach are weak, while hawthorn chrysanthemum tea is cold. It is easy for pregnant women to stimulate their stomach after drinking it, which will cause symptoms such as stomachache and diarrhea, and it is also unfavorable for the growth of the fetus.
(3) People with gastric ulcer and hyperacidity should not drink it.
Because tannic acid in hawthorn chrysanthemum tea can increase the secretion of gastric juice, and the gastric acid content in this group of people is already high, drinking hawthorn chrysanthemum tea will make their gastrointestinal tract overwhelmed, so it is not recommended for this group of people to drink hawthorn chrysanthemum tea.