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Efficacy and function of hawthorn lemon lotus leaf tea
1. Hawthorn tastes sour and enters the spleen and stomach meridians. It contains a variety of organic acids, which can improve the activity of pepsin, stimulate gastric mucosa to secrete gastric juice, and promote the decomposition and digestion of protein. And the lipase contained in it has a good effect of eliminating meat stagnation. Lemon has the effects of promoting fluid production, relieving summer heat, appetizing and strengthening the spleen. Making tea with lemon is an appetizer for people with loss of appetite.

2. Hawthorn lemon lotus leaf tea has a certain effect of balancing blood lipids, among which Hawthorn lemon lotus leaf tea can promote the intake of plasma cholesterol by inhibiting the synthesis of liver cholesterol. Lotus leaf is widely used in clinic for obesity and hyperlipidemia, and has achieved good curative effect. Combined with tea, it can play a certain role in conditioning and improving people with high blood lipids.

3. Hawthorn flavonoids in hawthorn can significantly reduce the content of malondialdehyde in serum and liver, enhance the activity of superoxide dismutase in red blood cells and liver, and then play an antioxidant role. In addition, lemon contains vitamin B 1, B2, vitamin C, citric acid and other ingredients, which will play a certain role in promoting skin metabolism, delaying aging and inhibiting pigmentation.

4. Hawthorn, if used as medicine, has a good effect of promoting qi circulation and removing blood stasis. While increasing coronary blood flow, it can also reduce myocardial oxygen consumption and improve oxygen utilization rate. Vitamin C and vitamin P rich in lemon can enhance the elasticity and toughness of blood vessels, and can prevent and assist in the treatment of hypertension and myocardial infarction. For people with cardiovascular diseases, drinking hawthorn lemon lotus leaf tea can play a certain role in protecting blood vessels.

5. Because hawthorn and lemon contain sour taste, excessive drinking before meals or on an empty stomach will lead to a large amount of gastric acid secretion, causing gastrointestinal discomfort. If you make tea with hawthorn before going to bed, the acidic substances in hawthorn are easy to corrode teeth, which is not good for tooth health. Therefore, it is suggested that hawthorn should be drunk 1-2 hours after meals, which can not only help the stomach digest food well, but also take a lunch break 1-2 hours after lunch.