Hawthorn is a kind of fruit, but also a traditional Chinese medicine. Therefore, when eating hawthorn, we need to worry about whether hawthorn has food taboos and drug compatibility. Just as a proverb says, it is a three-point poison. In fact, this is also the case. Many traditional Chinese medicines are toxic, including in the process of compatibility. Otherwise, it will increase toxicity or reduce medicinal properties when encountering the drug compatibility. So, what are the compatibility taboos of hawthorn? Can hawthorn be eaten with medlar? Can hawthorn and medlar soak in water together?

1, you can soak in water together.

Hawthorn does not contain any ingredients that are similar to Lycium barbarum. When hawthorn and Lycium barbarum are eaten together, they will not produce any toxic substances and will not affect their pharmaceutical properties, so hawthorn and Lycium barbarum can make tea together. Hawthorn has the functions of promoting digestion, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and Lycium barbarum has the function of tonifying kidney. The combination of the two can double the effect.

2, the role becomes more.

When hawthorn and medlar are soaked in water together, their respective effects are different, so compared with drinking hawthorn water or medlar water alone, the efficacy has increased. So, what effects do they have when they are soaked in water together?

(1) Jianwei Xiaoshi: Hawthorn has the function of digestion and digestion, but Lycium barbarum is a nourishing drug blindly, so the combination of the two can not only promote digestion and digestion, but also strengthen the stomach and spleen;

(2) Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis: Hawthorn has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. After adding Lycium barbarum, the side effects of breaking blood are weakened, so it is more moderate when promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis;

(3) Lowering blood fat and softening blood vessels: Hawthorn has the function of lowering blood fat and softening blood vessels, while Lycium barbarum has the function of lowering cholesterol, so the effect of eating them together is doubled;

(4) Nourishing liver and kidney: Lycium barbarum has the function of nourishing liver and kidney. When it is matched with hawthorn, it can also reduce blood fat, so it will not nourish too much.

3, hawthorn food taboo

Many drugs or foods have taboos, but in fact, hawthorn is nontoxic, so there are generally no taboos. However, some effects of hawthorn may not be suitable for some people, for example, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis are not suitable for pregnant women or patients with trauma, or menstrual women; Hawthorn is also not suitable for people with spleen deficiency; Hawthorn is rich in fruit acid, so it should be eaten in moderation, otherwise it is easy to produce diseases such as stomach stones or intestinal obstruction.