The efficacy and function of charred hawthorn

Crataegus pinnatifida is a deciduous tree. It is often found on sunny hillsides or in mountainous bushes, mostly distributed in southeastern my country. The fruit is bright red and can be dried and used as medicine after ripening. It is sour, sweet and warm in nature. The flowering period is May-June and the fruiting period is September-October.

The efficacy and function of charred hawthorn

1. Scorched hawthorn has anti-cancer effects

The extract of hawthorn contains a compound called vitexin, which can block the synthesis of carcinogenic nitrosamines. It is recommended that people with digestive tract cancer eat it frequently, which can not only help the body digest, but also help prevent and treat cancer.

2. Scorched hawthorn has obvious lipid-lowering effect

Hawthorn contains total flavonoids, which can expand blood vessels and lower blood pressure. Patients can take hawthorn to make tea. In addition, our hawthorn can significantly reduce serum cholesterol and triglycerides, effectively prevent and treat atherosclerosis, reduce myocardial oxygen consumption, and play a role in strengthening the heart and preventing angina pectoris.

3. Charred hawthorn has the effect of treating dysmenorrhea in women

Hawthorn is a medicine that promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis. The reason for women's dysmenorrhea is that menstrual blood is not flowing smoothly. For such female patients, you can boil hawthorn into a paste and then add brown sugar. This method is suitable for treating irregular menstruation and other blood stasis diseases.

4. Other functions of charred hawthorn

Treats meat accumulation, masses, phlegm, fullness, acid regurgitation, diarrhea, intestinal wind, low back pain, hernia, postpartum occipital pain, lochia retention, and milk and food stagnation in children.