150g walnut kernels, 50g hawthorn berries, 200g white sugar
1. Add a small amount of water to the walnut kernels and blend into a paste using a food processor. Then add an appropriate amount of cooled boiled water to form a thin paste.
2. Remove cores from hawthorn berries, slice them, and simmer in 500ml water for 30 minutes. Strain to collect first decoction, then simmer to obtain second decoction. Combine both decoctions and return to heat.
3. Add white sugar and stir until dissolved. Slowly pour in walnut paste while stirring continuously until mixture reaches a gentle boil.
Usage:
Take once in the morning and once in the evening, preferably warm.
Effects:
Hawthorn berries are sour, sweet, and slightly warm, excelling at promoting digestion and resolving food stagnation while also invigorating blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis. Walnut kernels are sweet, warm, and moisturizing, serving as a traditional kidney-tonifying ingredient. Whether used in formulas, eaten raw, or cooked in dishes, they offer excellent benefits, particularly for the elderly with liver and kidney deficiency manifesting as soreness and pain in the lower back and knees.
Combining these two herbs restores kidney qi, promotes smooth blood circulation, and naturally alleviates pain.
Hawthorn and Chrysanthemum
Vasodilator, Hypotensive
10g dried hawthorn berries,2.5g dried chrysanthemum
Rinse chrysanthemum and hawthorn in water. Bring water to a boil in a pot, add hawthorn, boil vigorously, then simmer for about 10 minutes. Finally, add chrysanthemum, bring to a boil, and turn off the heat.
Effects:
Chrysanthemum possesses strong antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, heat-clearing, toxin-eliminating, diuretic, and pain-relieving properties. It also regulates the vasomotor center, dilating peripheral blood vessels.It helps lower blood pressure, thereby refreshing the mind and alleviating dizziness. Hawthorn excels at promoting digestion, eliminating greasiness, reducing fat accumulation, and dilating blood vessels, offering sustained blood pressure-lowering effects. Hawthorn and Salvia Lipid-Lowering and Weight Management 15–30g raw hawthorn berries, 30g Salvia root,15g Gynostemma pentaphyllum, 6g licorice root
Decoct daily and consume as a tea substitute.
Effects:
Hawthorn is a natural lipid-lowering agent. Modern research indicates it significantly reduces serum cholesterol and triglycerides. It effectively prevents and treats atherosclerosis while dilating blood vessels, improving microcirculation, and lowering blood pressure.
Salvia miltiorrhiza, bitter and slightly cold in nature, nourishes and activates blood circulation. It inhibits platelet aggregation, improves cardiac and cerebral blood supply, and reduces blood pressure, lipids, and uric acid levels.
Gynostemma pentaphyllum, sweet and bitter with a slightly cold nature, strengthens the stomach and intestines to enhance digestion and absorption, while regulating lipids and promoting weight loss.
Hawthorn and Dried Tangerine Peel
Relieves Stagnation and Reduces Bloating
Hawthorn 15–30g, Dried Tangerine Peel 12g, Prepared Pinellia 12g, Poria 15g, Wood Fragrance 6g, White Peony Root 10g, Licorice 6g
Combine all ingredients, decoct in water, and drink warm morning and evening.
Effects:
Hawthorn aids digestion, resolves food stagnation, and promotes qi circulation while dispersing stasis. Dried tangerine peel targets the spleen and lung meridians, strengthening the spleen and harmonizing the stomach, promoting qi circulation, relieving abdominal distension, and reducing phlegm. Pinellia primarily enters the spleen and stomach meridians while also affecting the lungs, draining dampness and reducing counterflow qi. Poria and wood fragrant regulate qi, strengthen the spleen, and dispel dampness. White peony nourishes blood, softens the liver, and alleviates pain.
Overall, this formula strengthens the spleen and harmonizes the stomach while eliminating food stagnation and resolving distension.
Precautions:
Avoid consuming hawthorn berries raw or on an empty stomach.
Note that tannic acid in raw hawthorn berries combines with stomach acid to form gastric stones. If undigested for prolonged periods, these stones may cause gastric ulcers, bleeding, or even perforation.
Therefore, hawthorn should never be consumed on an empty stomach. Raw hawthorn should be avoided whenever possible, especially by those with weak gastrointestinal function. It is best to cook hawthorn before eating.
When eating hawthorn berries, pairing them with one key ingredient can alleviate back pain and lower blood pressure and cholesterol. It's incredibly practical! Have you tried this method? If not, give it a try~ Share this with friends—they'll thank you!