Core functions

Strengthen the spleen and stomach, clear away heat and reduce internal heat, and lower blood pressure

Introduction to soaking hawthorn and chrysanthemum in water

Hawthorn and Chrysanthemum soaked water is a tea made by brewing hawthorn and chrysanthemum together. Chrysanthemum is slightly cold, sweet and bitter, and has the effects of dispelling wind and clearing heat, calming the liver and improving eyesight, detoxifying and reducing swelling. Hawthorn and chrysanthemum have no compatibility conflict and are non-toxic. Soaking them together in water also enhances the potency.

Efficacy

1. Strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach. Hawthorn and chrysanthemum soaked in water together have the effect of strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach, and can protect gastrointestinal health. . Hawthorn tastes sweet and sour, which can strengthen the spleen and stimulate the appetite. It also contains flavonoids, polysaccharides and lactones, which can improve the metabolism of gastric acid. The lipolytic enzyme in hawthorn can also help the body digest and absorb food, so drinking hawthorn chrysanthemum tea can strengthen the spleen and stomach.

2. Clear away heat and remove internal heat. Hawthorn and yellow chrysanthemum soaked in water together can clear away heat and remove internal heat. Chrysanthemum is cold in nature and enters the liver meridian, which can clear away heat and relieve internal heat. It contains more vitamin D. Vitamin D has the effect of improving eyesight and can reduce fatigue around the eyes. Therefore, drinking this tea can clear away heat and relieve internal heat.

3. Lower blood pressure. Hawthorn and chrysanthemum soaked in water together can lower blood pressure, especially suitable for people with high blood pressure. Because hawthorn contains flavonoids, polysaccharides and triterpenoids, these substances can reduce the content of blood cell cholesterol in the body, while hawthorn fruit acid, sodium citrate and flavonoids can soften blood vessels. Therefore, patients with hypertension can have the effect of lowering blood pressure by consuming hawthorn fruit and yellow chrysanthemum tea.

Suitable people

People with loss of appetite, indigestion, and patients with high blood pressure.

Contraindications

People with qi deficiency and cold stomach, those with weak stomach, and pregnant women.

Not suitable for eating together

There are no special taboos for eating together.

Instructions for consumption:

Soak hawthorn and chrysanthemum in water: put 10 grams of hawthorn and 5 grams of chrysanthemum into a cup, add boiling water, cover, soak for about 15 minutes, and then drink .