Hawthorn is one of the raw materials for sweetened hawthorn balls, which are sour and sweet and very delicious. We all know that hawthorn has the effect of stimulating appetite and improving appearance, so hawthorn is also a commonly used medicinal herb for promoting appetite. Hawthorn dry is actually more often used to make tea, so what else can be added to hawthorn dry when making tea? In fact, many other things can be added, such as tea, dried dates, rock sugar, etc.

Hawthorn Tea:

Hawthorn is slightly sweet and warm in taste, with the effects of stimulating appetite, promoting digestion, resolving stagnation, and promoting blood circulation. When making it, wash the fresh hawthorn, remove the seeds, slice it, put it in a cup, and infuse it with tea to make hawthorn tea. Regularly drinking hawthorn tea has obvious effects of lowering serum cholesterol, lowering blood pressure, diuresis, and sedation. Additionally, it can relieve indigestion, clear blood stasis, stop diarrhea, detoxify and resolve phlegm, and assist in the treatment of infantile hernia.

Hawthorn Tea

Main Ingredients:

30 grams of hawthorn.

Seasonings:

10 grams of white sugar.

Wash and slice the hawthorn, place it in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and boil over low heat for 20 minutes. Remove the hawthorn and add sugar to adjust to a sweet tea, drink as desired.

Figs and Dried Dates Hawthorn Tea

Main Ingredients:

50 grams of dried dates, 50 grams of hawthorn, 30 grams of figs.

Seasonings:

3 grams of ginger as needed.

Boil dried dates, figs, hawthorn, and ginger in 3 bowls of water for about half an hour over low heat, and the remaining 1 bowl of soup is ready. Drink as tea; regularly drinking this soup can preserve youth, anti-aging. It can also stimulate appetite, relieve stagnation, break down fat, and lower blood lipids.

Chrysanthemum and Hawthorn Tea

Main Ingredients:

15 grams of chrysanthemum, 20 grams of hawthorn.

Dosing Instructions

Take one dose per day, as a tea.

Preparation Method

Boil in water or infuse with hot water for 10 minutes.

Invigorates the spleen, promotes digestion, clears heat, and lowers blood lipids. Suitable for coronary heart disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and obesity. Chrysanthemum, also known as ‘Longevity Flower’, is beneficial for the blood and Qi, promotes weight loss and longevity; recent studies have found that chrysanthemum has blood pressure-lowering and anti-aging effects. Hawthorn reduces cholesterol and relieves pain. The combination of these two herbs is an ideal health drink for the elderly.