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.