Detox your body
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, it's customary to clean the house. In addition to decluttering your home and office, your body also needs a thorough cleanse! Chinese people traditionally bathe with pomelo leaves, which is believed to ward off bad luck and welcome the new year. So, shouldn't we also give our internal organs a good cleanse to keep our bodies in optimal condition, inside and out?
Hong Kong people often eat out, consuming dishes that are high in salt, oil, and MSG, which inevitably leads to digestive discomfort. Hawthorn is definitely a great helper for improving gastrointestinal health. Hawthorn is a warm fruit, sour and sweet, that can stimulate appetite and aid digestion. It also promotes blood circulation, dispels blood stasis, and helps regulate blood lipids. In addition, hawthorn is rich in flavonoids, which help dilate blood vessels, improve vascular elasticity, and lower blood pressure, earning it the nickname "vascular scavenger."
According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica," hawthorn "aids digestion, eliminates meat stagnation, masses, phlegm, bloating, acid reflux, blood stasis, and pain." Hawthorn is rarely used alone, but it is found in many foods: the popular candied hawthorn skewers from the past, hawthorn cakes used to "chase down" Chinese medicine today, and even the "Seven-Star Tea" given to children to stimulate appetite and aid digestion, all contain hawthorn.
With only a few days left until Chinese New Year, there will be countless reunion dinners, New Year's visits, inaugural dinners, spring banquets, and an abundance of snacks and pastries. Consider brewing a cup of hawthorn tea, adding dried tangerine peel and malt, to effectively relieve the feeling of fullness. Please note that hawthorn should not be consumed on an empty stomach, and it is not suitable for those with a weak spleen and stomach, or pregnant women.
Wishing our readers a prosperous and healthy New Year!
Hong Kong people often eat out, consuming dishes that are high in salt, oil, and MSG, which inevitably leads to digestive discomfort. Hawthorn is definitely a great helper for improving gastrointestinal health. Hawthorn is a warm fruit, sour and sweet, that can stimulate appetite and aid digestion. It also promotes blood circulation, dispels blood stasis, and helps regulate blood lipids. In addition, hawthorn is rich in flavonoids, which help dilate blood vessels, improve vascular elasticity, and lower blood pressure, earning it the nickname "vascular scavenger."
According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica," hawthorn "aids digestion, eliminates meat stagnation, masses, phlegm, bloating, acid reflux, blood stasis, and pain." Hawthorn is rarely used alone, but it is found in many foods: the popular candied hawthorn skewers from the past, hawthorn cakes used to "chase down" Chinese medicine today, and even the "Seven-Star Tea" given to children to stimulate appetite and aid digestion, all contain hawthorn.
With only a few days left until Chinese New Year, there will be countless reunion dinners, New Year's visits, inaugural dinners, spring banquets, and an abundance of snacks and pastries. Consider brewing a cup of hawthorn tea, adding dried tangerine peel and malt, to effectively relieve the feeling of fullness. Please note that hawthorn should not be consumed on an empty stomach, and it is not suitable for those with a weak spleen and stomach, or pregnant women.
Wishing our readers a prosperous and healthy New Year!