1. Improve digestion: hawthorn can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and stimulate secretion of digestive juices to help digest food; licorice inhibits secretion of gastric acid, which can alleviate gastric discomforts.
2. Lowering blood lipids: Hawthorn has the effect of lowering blood lipids and blood pressure; licorice improves the body's metabolic level and lowers blood lipids.
3. Calculate cardiovascular disease: the combination of licorice and hawthorn can promote cardiovascular health and reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease.
4. Regulate blood sugar: Hawthorn has the effect of lowering blood sugar, which can prevent diabetes; licorice can improve insulin sensitivity and help regulate blood sugar levels.
5. Relieve fatigue: Licorice and hawthorn in water can also enhance human immunity, promote metabolism, relieve fatigue, and help restore health.
It should be noted that licorice has certain effects, but it also has certain side effects, if used for a long time or overuse may cause water and sodium retention, leading to high blood pressure, edema and other problems. Therefore, it should be consumed in moderation and not in excess. And, those who suffer from high blood pressure, heart disease, liver and kidney disease and other chronic diseases should drink licorice hawthorn tea with caution.