Cassia seeds and hawthorn in water have the effect of eliminating food and laxative, clearing the liver and improving eyesight. Improper consumption can lead to stomach pain, diarrhea and other side effects. The efficacy of medicines in water is limited, and it can not replace medicines to treat diseases.
Cassia seeds and hawthorn have the effect of clearing liver fire, eliminating food and laxative, commonly used in the treatment of liver fire caused by eye redness and swelling pain, shyness and more tears (eyes afraid of light, often tears), headache and dizziness, food accumulation (food indigestion and stagnation in the stomach) constipation and so on are more suitable.
Hawthorn has the efficacy of eliminating food and strengthening the stomach, promoting circulation of Qi and dispersing blood stasis, etc. It is mostly used for treating dietary stagnation, stomach and epigastric distension, menstrual closure with blood stasis, postpartum stasis, and stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen. Combined with cassia seed to clear liver and eliminate fire, it is more suitable for treating dietary stagnation with liver fire.
Because of its cold nature, cassia seed is not suitable for people with cold spleen and stomach and weak spleen and stomach with diarrhea, which may lead to stomach pain, diarrhea and other side effects. Hawthorn is acidic and not suitable for people with excessive stomach acid and poor spleen and stomach, which may lead to stomach pain and other side effects.