The efficacy and function of hawthorn[picture]

Hawthorn [picture] is a medicinal material that can treat many diseases. If consumed scientifically and healthily, it can bring great benefits to our health and disease treatment. Now let's take a closer look at the effects and eating methods of hawthorn [picture].

【English name】 FRUCTUS CRATAEGI

[Source] This product is the dried mature fruit of Crataegus pinnatifida Bge.var.major NEBr. or Hawthorn Crataegus pinnatifida Bge. of the Rosaceae family. The fruits are harvested in autumn when they are ripe, sliced ​​and dried.

[Properties] This product is a round tablet, wrinkled and uneven, with a diameter of 1 to 2.5 cm and a thickness of 0.2 to 0.4 cm. The outer skin is red, wrinkled, and has small grayish-white spots. The flesh is dark yellow to light brown. The middle cross section shows 5 light yellow pits, but most of the pits have fallen off and are hollow. Short and thin fruit stalks or calyx remnants can be seen on some pieces. It has a light fragrance and tastes sour and slightly sweet.

[Identification] Take 1 g of the powder of this product, add 4 ml of ethyl acetate, treat with ultrasound for 15 minutes, filter, and use the filtrate as the test solution. Take another ursolic acid reference substance and add methanol to prepare a solution containing 1 mg per 1 ml as the reference substance solution. According to the thin layer chromatography method (Appendix Ⅵ B), 4 μl of each of the above two solutions were taken and spotted on the same silica gel G thin layer plate, and toluene-ethyl acetate-formic acid (20:4:0.5) was used as the developing agent. After development, the plate was taken out, dried, sprayed with ethanolic sulfuric acid solution (3→10), heated at 80℃ until the spots were clearly colored, and examined under sunlight and ultraviolet light (365nm) respectively. In the chromatogram of the test sample, at the position corresponding to the chromatogram of the reference sample, a purple-red spot appears under sunlight; under ultraviolet light (365nm), an orange-yellow fluorescent spot appears.

[Content Determination] Take about 1g of fine powder of this product [at the same time, take another powder of this product to determine the moisture content (Appendix Ⅸ H Method 1)], accurately weigh, accurately add 100ml of water, soak at room temperature for 4 hours, shake from time to time, filter, accurately measure 25ml of the filtrate, add 50ml of water, add 2 drops of phenolphthalein indicator solution, and titrate with sodium hydroxide titrant (0.1mol/L) to obtain. Every 1ml of sodium hydroxide titration solution (0.1mol/L) is equivalent to 6.404mg of citric acid (C6H8O7).

[Processing] Clean hawthorn: remove impurities and fallen cores. Stir-fried hawthorn: Put the clean hawthorn slices into the pot and stir-fry until light brown. The flesh of this product is yellow-brown with occasional burnt spots. It has a light fragrance and tastes sour and slightly sweet. The same results should be shown when tested according to the above [Identification] test. The organic acid content, calculated on a dry basis as citric acid (C6H8O7), should not be less than 4.0% when tested according to the above [Content Determination] method. Scorched hawthorn: Put clean hawthorn slices into the pot and fry until the surface is scorched brown and the inside is yellowish brown. The surface of this product is burnt brown and the inside is yellowish brown. It has a light fragrance and tastes sour and slightly astringent. The same results should be shown when tested according to the above [Identification] test. The organic acid content, calculated on a dry basis as citric acid (C6H8O7), should not be less than 4.0% when tested according to the above [Content Determination] method.

【Nature and flavor】 Sour, sweet, slightly warm.

[entry into meridians] Enter the spleen, stomach and liver meridians.

【Functions and indications】 Helps digestion, strengthens the stomach, promotes the flow of qi and disperses blood stasis. It is used for meat stagnation, stomach distension, diarrhea and abdominal pain, blood stasis and amenorrhea, postpartum blood stasis, heart and abdomen stabbing pain, hernia pain; hyperlipidemia. The charred hawthorn has enhanced effects on digestion and relieving constipation. Used for meat stagnation and diarrhea.

【Usage and Dosage】 9-12g.

【Storage】Place in ventilated and dry place to prevent moth.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

[Source] "Compendium of Materia Medica"

From the above introduction to hawthorn [picture], we can see that hawthorn [picture] is of great help to the human body. It can improve some bad symptoms of the human body and is a very useful medicinal material for the human body.