Hawthorn is warm in nature, not cool or hot. Hawthorn can be used medicinally, as the dried mature fruit of Shanlihong or Hawthorn of Rosaceae, it has the efficacy of eliminating food and strengthening stomach (promoting food digestion and strengthening the function of stomach and internal organs), promoting qi and dispersing blood stasis, resolving turbidity and reducing fat (clearing the body of turbid substances and reducing the body of excess fat), and is acidic and sweet in nature, with a slight warmth. It belongs to the spleen, stomach and liver meridians. It is used for meat and food stagnation, stomach and epigastric distension, diarrhea and abdominal pain, blood stasis and menstrual closure, postpartum stagnation, heart and abdominal stabbing pain, chest paralysis (chest tightness and pain), heart pain, hernia pain, hyperlipidemia. The effect of Jiao Shanzha to eliminate food stagnation (promote food digestion) is enhanced. It is used for meat and food stagnation, diarrhea and dysentery. Specific use of the drug is recommended under the guidance of a medical professional.