Jiao Shanzhaosheng is effective in eliminating food stagnation (promoting food digestion), the side effects are not clear, it should be used under doctor’s supervision.
Scorched hawthorn is a concoction of hawthorn, the production method is to take hawthorn, put it inside the preheated frying equipment, fry it with medium fire until the outside is burnt brown and the inside is yellowish brown, then take it out and let it cool down, then it will be made into scorched hawthorn.
Burnt hawthorn is sour, sweet and slightly warm in nature; it belongs to stomach, spleen and liver meridians; it has the effect of eliminating food stagnation; it can be used for diarrhea, meat and food stagnation; burnt hawthorn is good at stopping diarrhea, and it is used for those who have diarrhea due to stagnation of food.
Pharmacopoeia does not specify the adverse reactions of Jiaoshanzha, and there is no relevant literature research showing the side effects of Jiaoshanzha. People with weak spleen and stomach, pregnant women, and those with excessive secretion of gastric acid should take hawthorn with caution.
When using Jiao Shanzhaosha to treat diseases, the medicine should be used reasonably under the guidance of doctor’s evidence.