What Are the Differences Between Raw Hawthorn and Fried Hawthorn?
The main differences between raw hawthorn and fried hawthorn lie in their taste and efficacy. Raw hawthorn is generally very sour and may have a sweet taste. Eating too much may stimulate our stomach and intestines. Fried hawthorn is mainly a processed product made from hawthorn. After heating and frying, the color changes and it is ready for use.
The first effect of hawthorn is to digest food and strengthen the stomach. Secondly, hawthorn has the function of resolving phlegm. When preparing it, it is commonly used with tangerine peel to control the source of phlegm. Thirdly, hawthorn also has the function of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Hawthorn can digest food and strengthen the stomach, and at the same time, it has the function of reducing blood lipids and resolving phlegm, which is very strong. Hawthorn can be used as a medicine, which belongs to the spleen, stomach, and liver meridians, and has the effects of digesting food, promoting blood circulation, and removing blood stasis. In fact, hawthorn not only helps digestion but also has anti-aging effects.