Taboos of Danshen and Hawthorn Soaking in Water

Salvia miltiorrhiza and hawthorn fruit are both more common Chinese medicinal materials in clinical medicine, and both of them also have certain therapeutic effects. First of all, hawthorn fruit has the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, aiding digestion and removing accumulation, and is very effective in treating qi deficiency, blood stasis and dietary system. In addition, purple salvia miltiorrhiza has the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, regulating menstruation, regulating qi and relieving pain, dispersing blood and eliminating carbuncle, eliminating restlessness, calming the nerves and promoting sleep. Therefore, in daily life, you can often take purple salvia miltiorrhiza and hawthorn soaked in water, which can improve blood circulation, anti-aging, regulate the stomach, promote gastrointestinal motility, enhance immunity, and resist disease.

What are the taboos of soaking salvia miltiorrhiza and hawthorn in water?

There is no harm in soaking red salvia miltiorrhiza and hawthorn in water, but due to the sugar content of hawthorn fruit, diabetics should be careful. Purple salvia miltiorrhiza has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. If heart patients taking anticoagulants take purple salvia miltiorrhiza, they should be careful to cause severe bleeding. In addition, pregnant women should take it with caution.

Side effects of drinking hawthorn water

1. Hawthorn tea and hawthorn tea have the effect of breaking qi, so if you drink it on a regular basis, it will deplete the qi in the body, especially for pregnant women, which will cause harm to their own health and the growth and development of the fetus. In addition, hawthorn berry also has the effect of increasing uterine contractions, causing miscarriage or premature birth in pregnant women, so pregnant women are best not to take hawthorn berry.

2. Hawthorn fruit cannot be taken together with other supplements such as ginseng. This point needs to be kept in mind. In addition, hawthorn tea should not be taken too much at one time, especially some patients with weak spleen and stomach need to be careful and cautious when taking it.

3. People with excessive stomach acid can stimulate the secretion of a large amount of gastric juice after taking hawthorn fruit, so that the concentration of gastric juice becomes higher and higher, which is easy to cause nausea, vomiting and acid reflux. If the problem is serious, it may even cause peptic ulcer.

4. Hawthorn fruit contains a lot of salicylic acid, which has the effect of stimulating the gastric mucosa and astringent. The elderly have more body functions, especially the gastrointestinal function is relatively poor, and the gastrointestinal function of children has not fully developed. If the elderly and children eat too much hawthorn, it will consume the stomach qi in the body, so that the body's digestion and absorption ability will be reduced. If the problem is serious, not only will indigestion occur, but the body will not be able to absorb enough nutrients, resulting in weight loss.

5. Modern research has found that hawthorn fruit contains a lot of acidic glycogen, which is a kind of compound with strong corrosiveness. Therefore, regular consumption of hawthorn tea will erode the enamel on the surface of our teeth. If consumed in large quantities, it will easily lead to tooth decay and even various dental diseases.

6. Patients who have just recovered from illness should not take hawthorn fruit or hawthorn tea, because these patients need more supplementary nutrients to help the body recover. Hawthorn fruit has the function of consuming gas, and will also accelerate the body's digestion and absorption. After taking it, it will not make the body healthier, but will affect the body's digestion and absorption of nutrients.