Hawthorn can strengthen the spleen, but those with weak spleen and stomach without stagnation may experience spleen and stomach discomfort. Hawthorn is the dried mature fruit of Shanlihong or Shanzha, a plant of the Rosaceae family. It is sour and sweet in taste and slightly warm in nature. It belongs to spleen, stomach and liver meridians. It can eliminate food and strengthen the stomach, move qi and dissipate blood stasis, dissolve turbidity and reduce fat (clearing the body of impurities and reducing excess body fat). It is used for meat and food stagnation, stomach and epigastric distension, diarrhea and abdominal pain, blood stasis and menstrual closure, postpartum stasis and obstruction, heart and abdominal stabbing pain, chest paralysis (chest tightness and pain), heart pain, hernia pain and hyperlipidemia. Hawthorn is a medicinal food product with acidic taste, and should not be used by people with excessive stomach acid, and should be used with caution by people with weak spleen and stomach without accumulation and stagnation. Please consult a physician for specific medication use and do not take medication on your own.