There is no claim that hawthorn porridge is the best way to tonify spleen and stomach. Hawthorn can eliminate food and strengthen stomach, but the effect of hawthorn congee is limited and usually cannot reach the therapeutic effect.
Hawthorn has the efficacy of eliminating food and strengthening stomach, promoting qi circulation and dispersing blood stasis, resolving turbidity and lowering fat (cleansing the body of foul substances and reducing excess fat). It is mainly used for treating meat and food stagnation, stomach and epigastric distension, dysentery and abdominal pain, blood stasis and menstrual closure, postpartum stagnation, stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, chest paralysis (chest tightness and pain), heart pain, hyperlipidemia and so on.
Patients who need to replenish the spleen and stomach can take medicines such as tonifying the middle Jiaozhong Yiqi Tang and spleen-enhancing pills under the guidance of a doctor, and it is also recommended to eat a regular diet and take proper exercise.
Note that people with weak spleen and stomach without accumulation and stagnation should use hawthorn with caution.
If there is any discomfort after drinking Hawthorn Porridge, it is recommended to stop using it and seek medical advice in time.