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Hawthorn Fruit 山楂

Shān Zhā · Crataegus pinnatifida (Fructus)

Aid Digestion 消食
Nature
Slightly warm 微温
Flavour
Sour, sweet 酸、甘
Channels
Spleen, Stomach, Liver 脾·胃·肝
Part used
Ripe fruit, sliced & dried
Species
Crataegus pinnatifida Bge.
Origin
Shandong, Henan, Hebei

Traditional actions

Reduces food stagnation (esp. meat/greasy food), transforms accumulation, invigorates blood and dispels stasis.

Traditionally used for

Fullness after rich/meaty meals, poor appetite, abdominal distension, some menstrual pain from stasis.

How it is prepared

Recipes using Hawthorn Fruit

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