【特级山楂片】 Grade A Hawthorn Fruit
Health Benefits 功效 :
•The hawthorn fruit is high in vitamin C and contains the same antioxidants that are found in grapes.
•Hawthorn is often used in Chinese herbal medicine and naturopathic medicine to aid digestive functions in the human body. The dried fruit is considered slightly warm in property, promoting the flow of qi and removing stagnation in Eastern herbology.
•According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, recent studies have shown that hawthorn could benefit those with hypertension and heart disease.
•Overdose of hawthorn however may cause cardiac arrhythmia, low blood pressure, and nausea.
Women in pregnancy should also avoid consuming hawthorn.
山楂食用可开胃消食，特别对消肉食积滞作用更好，很多助消化的药中都采用了山楂 ，强心、降血脂、降血压 。
山楂所含的黄酮类和维生素C、胡萝卜素等物质能阻断并减少自由基的生成，能增强机体的免疫力，有防衰老、抗癌的作用。