How to soak hawthorn slices in water? Side effects of soaking hawthorn slices in water

Hawthorn slices are a kind of dried product made from fresh hawthorns. They can be used as medicine or eaten directly. People usually drink them by soaking them in water, but some people don’t know how to soak hawthorn slices in water and how to make them have good health effects. Today, the editor will make a special introduction to this issue. Not only will he teach you how to soak hawthorn slices in water, but he will also tell you what the side effects of soaking hawthorn slices in water are.

How to soak hawthorn slices in water

1. Soak hawthorn slices in water alone

Drinking hawthorn slices soaked in water alone is the simplest and most convenient way to brew them. You only need to take about ten hawthorn slices, put them in a cup and brew them directly with boiling water. After brewing, simmer for three to five minutes, then open it and drink it directly when the temperature is right. This drinking method is most effective for indigestion.

2. Soak hawthorn slices with ramie

It is also a good method to brew hawthorn slices together with Chinese medicinal materials such as rhubarb leaves and schisandra chinensis. You can take 15 grams of hawthorn slices, 6 grams of rhubarb leaves and 5 grams of schisandra chinensis, put them in a cup, add appropriate amount of rock sugar, and then brew it with boiling water. The brewing method is similar to that of tea. Drinking it every day can lower blood lipids and blood pressure, and can significantly reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease.

Side effects of soaking hawthorn slices in water

For most people, there are no side effects when soaking hawthorn slices in water, so you can drink it without worry. However, for those with gastric dysfunction, after drinking hawthorn slices in water, they will experience adverse symptoms such as heartburn and bloating. Therefore, people with gastric dysfunction should drink less hawthorn slices in water or try to drink it after meals. In addition, hawthorn slices in water have a certain irritation to the uterus, so women in early pregnancy should not drink it, otherwise there will be side effects of fetal movement disorder.