Hawthorn and brown sugar

Anyone who has eaten hawthorn directly should know that hawthorn is very sour and astringent if eaten directly. Therefore, even though hawthorn has obvious nutritional value and medicinal effects on the human body, many people are still afraid to eat hawthorn directly. If you boil hawthorn and brown sugar together, you can effectively remove the sour taste of hawthorn. The following will explain to you the cooking method, efficacy and function of hawthorn and brown sugar.

How to cook hawthorn with brown sugar

Is it complicated to cook hawthorn with brown sugar? Let's learn how to do it!

Ingredients: 7 hawthorns; 20g brown sugar; a small bowl of water;

1. Wash the hawthorn and remove the core. You can use the pen cap or an empty lip balm cap to wash it and use it. In order to keep the hawthorn from cracking and its shape intact, you can gently turn and push the two ends of the hawthorn forward, and finally push the core out intact. If the metal lid is sharp, just drill and push it out from one end.

2. The flesh in the lid can usually be pulled out completely by hand. If it is accidentally broken in the lid, use a toothpick to help clean the lid;

3. Stew seven hawthorns, 20g brown sugar and a bowl of water for half an hour. You can put it directly on the steamer; or put hawthorns, brown sugar and two bowls of water in a small pot, and boil the two bowls of water into one bowl of water before serving.

Tips: 20g brown sugar with seven hawthorns may feel a bit sour, if you like sweet, you can add more sugar; stewing, steaming, or cooking directly in a pot are all fine, and the time should not be less than half an hour.

The effect of cooking hawthorn with brown sugar

What are the benefits of drinking hawthorn brown sugar water? What are the effects of cooking hawthorn with brown sugar?

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, brown sugar is warm in nature, sweet in taste, and enters the spleen. It has the effects of invigorating qi and blood, strengthening the spleen and warming the stomach, relieving pain, and promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

In addition to strengthening the stomach and aiding digestion, hawthorn also has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. When paired with brown sugar, it is very suitable for women with menstrual disorders such as dysmenorrhea, delayed menstruation, and scanty menstruation caused by cold constitution, cold congestion, and poor circulation of qi and blood.

In fact, hawthorn itself is not suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach, but adding warm brown sugar and then heating and stewing it can alleviate or even offset the coldness and stimulation of hawthorn.

In addition to strengthening the stomach and aiding digestion, hawthorn also has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. When paired with brown sugar, it is very suitable for women with menstrual disorders such as dysmenorrhea, delayed menstruation, and scanty menstruation caused by cold constitution, cold congestion, and poor circulation of qi and blood.

Precautions for cooking hawthorn with brown sugar

Although hawthorn cooked with brown sugar has great therapeutic effects on the human body, there are still many things to pay attention to. What are the precautions for cooking hawthorn with brown sugar?

Although hawthorn and brown sugar water has a therapeutic effect on irregular menstruation, it should be consumed and conditioned on weekdays, and it is best to skip the menstrual period. In other words, it is not recommended to drink hawthorn and brown sugar water during the menstrual period.

In addition, this prescription is not recommended for patients with excessive stomach acid, weak stomach and intestines, gastritis, etc.

Furthermore, even if the gastrointestinal function is healthy, if this recipe is consumed daily as a diet therapy, the total daily amount does not need to be much. If it is fresh hawthorn, it is recommended not to exceed 10 pieces per day.