Hawthorn usually blooms in May and June, and the fruit matures in September-10. Hawthorn is generally marked by fruit color, plump fruit, obvious fruit points and easy harvesting of fruit stems. Of course, the harvest time of hawthorn should be determined not only according to the fruit maturity, but also according to the local climate conditions. The growth period of hawthorn is short in cold areas, so it should be harvested early because of frost, but it is long in warm areas.

What is the function and efficacy of eating hawthorn? The organic acids such as vitamin C, tannic acid and fruit acid contained in hawthorn can stimulate the oral cavity to secrete saliva and enhance appetite. And after eating hawthorn, it can enhance the acidity of gastric juice and accelerate the digestion of protein. Lipase in the ingredients can help the decomposition and absorption of fat, which can play a good role in relieving people who eat too much meat and have abdominal distension.

Hawthorn can balance blood lipids and protect blood vessels. Hawthorn can promote the intake of plasma cholesterol by inhibiting the synthesis of liver cholesterol, and hawthorn flavonoids can reduce serum total cholesterol, which is a good fruit for people with hyperlipidemia and high cholesterol.

Hawthorn has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Hawthorn flavonoids, triterpenoid acids, ursolic acid and other substances in its components can dilate blood vessels, enhance myocardial contractility and increase cardiac output, and have certain conditioning effects on people with qi stagnation and blood stasis such as amenorrhea, postpartum blood stasis, stabbing pain in the heart, chest obstruction and heartache.

Do fresh hawthorn and dried hawthorn have the same effect? The effect is similar.

Because hawthorn will consume some effective ingredients when processed into dried hawthorn, fresh hawthorn has more complete ingredients and better efficacy, but both ingredients are rich in vitamins, protein, flavonoids and other beneficial substances, and the efficacy will not be too bad, and fresh hawthorn is not convenient to store and carry, so dried hawthorn will be used more.

How to dry fresh hawthorn 1. Wash fresh hawthorn with clear water first, then drain the surface moisture, remove the fruit stalks, and use a knife to remove the bottom of hawthorn.

2. Slice the hawthorn with a knife to remove seeds, and spread the sliced hawthorn on a clean bamboo dustpan or bamboo mat.

3. Then put it in the sun to dry, usually about 1 week, and the hawthorn can be harvested after it becomes dry and hard.