Is it useful to boil apple and hawthorn water for children with food retention?

Pediatric accumulation of food consumption of apple hawthorn water has some effect, it is recommended to use under the guidance of a doctor. Hawthorn is slightly warm, acidic and sweet in nature, with the functions of strengthening the spleen and eliminating food, promoting circulation of Qi and dispersing blood stasis. It is suitable for food and drink stagnation, distension and pain in the epigastrium (abdomen), dysmenorrhea with blood stasis, dysmenorrhea, menstrual closure, postpartum abdominal pain, incomplete discharge of evil dews, hernia or testicular swelling and pain, and hyperlipidemia. Note: Hawthorn should be used with caution for those with weak spleen and stomach, and pregnant women. Hawthorn has good effect of eliminating food and stomach, especially for meat stagnation, so if there is no obvious contraindication, hawthorn can be used for children’s food accumulation. Apple contains protein, crude fiber, vitamin B2, vitamin B1 and other nutrients, has the effect of promoting gastrointestinal peristalsis, so it can also help pediatric food accumulation. Therefore, apple hawthorn water has certain effect on pediatric food accumulation, the effect depends on the specific situation, it is recommended to ask the doctor to choose the appropriate method of eliminating food.