Hawthorn is a kind of food with the same origin of medicine and food, while there is usually no difference between the efficacy of raw hawthorn and cooked hawthorn. Hawthorn can be categorized into fried hawthorn, burnt hawthorn, etc. The main difference is that fried hawthorn, burnt hawthorn and other cooked hawthorn can ease the irritation caused to the stomach. Hawthorn’s main effects are eliminating food and strengthening the stomach, promoting circulation of Qi and dispersing blood stasis, resolving turbidity and lowering fat (cleansing the body of impurities and reducing excess fat), etc. It is commonly used clinically in the treatment of dietary stagnation and blood stasis, and can alleviate the symptoms of nausea (lack of appetite, reduced food intake) anorexia, and distension and pain of the epigastrium (abdomen), etc. For those who have weak spleen and stomach without accumulation of stagnation, it can help to relieve the symptoms. For those with weak spleen and stomach without stagnation, hawthorn should be used with caution to prevent aggravation of the condition. Hawthorn is contraindicated in combination with ginseng. When consumed as a food, hawthorn is rich in carbohydrates and other nutrients. 100 grams of hawthorn contains 98 calories, of which 22 grams are carbohydrates, 0.5 grams are protein and 0.6 grams are fat. It is recommended that patients follow the doctor’s instructions to recognize the evidence and treatment, and not to use hawthorn to treat the disease by themselves.