What are the medicinal values ​​of hawthorn leaves?

Hawthorn has been known to stimulate appetite, strengthen the spleen and help digestion since ancient times. Hawthorn leaves have the effects of relieving itching and lowering blood pressure. It can prevent and treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, dilate blood vessels, and increase heart power. Hawthorn also has the effect of softening blood vessels and promoting diuresis, which is very suitable for middle-aged and elderly people to drink regularly. You can boil hawthorn leaves in water or make them into tea. Drinking them for a long time is also good for the heart and digestive function. Hawthorn also has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and can dredge meridians, and has a good effect on bruises and injuries.

Jiao Sanxian, made from hawthorn, malt, Shenqu, etc., can be used to treat indigestion, abdominal distension caused by food stagnation, warm heart, loss of appetite, etc.; hawthorn and Citrus aurantium can be combined to eliminate accumulation and relieve lumps, and can be used for fullness in the wrists and abdomen caused by food stagnation; hawthorn and costus root can be combined to eliminate food, and relieve abdominal distension and pain; hawthorn and Chuanxiong can promote blood circulation and relieve pain; adding angelica can disperse blood stasis and relieve pain, and can be used for postpartum lochia and occipital pain in children.

15 grams of hawthorn, 6 grams of rhubarb leaves, 5 grams of schisandra chinensis and rock sugar can be made into a blood pressure-lowering tea. Long-term consumption can lower blood lipids and blood pressure, and prevent and treat coronary heart disease. 15 grams of hawthorn slices are added with 10 grams of chrysanthemum. 15 grams of Cassia seed can be made into chrysanthemum, hawthorn and cassia powder by drinking water instead of tea. It can moisten the intestines, promote bowel movements, lower blood pressure and blood lipids, and is suitable for patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease. Add 15 grams of hawthorn and 12 grams of lotus leaves, boil them in water and use them as tea to make hawthorn and lotus leaf drink. It can lower blood pressure and blood lipids, dilate blood vessels, and is suitable for patients with hypertension and hyperlipidemia. 10 grams of hawthorn, 6 grams of cinnamon and brown sugar can be made into cinnamon hawthorn decoction, which can warm the meridians and dispel cold, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. It is suitable for women with cold evil. Delayed menstruation and dysmenorrhea. Remove the core of 60 grams of raw hawthorn, dry it and grind it into powder. Add 30 grams of dried chicken gizzard lining powder to make Hawthorn Gizzard lining powder. Take 15 grams each time. Boil it with 15 grams of Liujinu and add brown sugar to take it 3 times a day. It is very effective in treating amenorrhea. Boil 50 grams of hawthorn and motherwort each in water, add brown sugar to make a paste. Make Hawthorn and Motherwort Paste, which can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, tonify the middle and strengthen the stomach. It is suitable for patients with postpartum blood stasis and lochia. Add equal amounts of hawthorn, barley sprout, betel nut, and jackfruit shell to grind into powder. It can be made into a digestive powder and taken 1 to 2 grams each time to strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite.

Hawthorn leaves also have the effect of stimulating uterine contraction, so pregnant women should stay away from them. If a pregnant woman who is about to give birth drinks it, it can have the effect of inducing labor and can also promote the rapid recovery of the uterus after delivery. But for the sake of caution, pregnant mothers should not drink it. You can drink more hot water, juice, etc. to replenish water and vitamins.