Can hawthorn lower blood lipids

Hawthorn belongs to spleen meridian, stomach meridian and liver meridian, it has the effect of resolving turbidity and lowering fat (clearing dirty and turbid substances in the body and reducing excess fat in the body), promoting qi circulation and removing blood stasis, and eliminating food and strengthening the stomach (promoting digestion of food and strengthening the function of stomach and internal organs). 1. Hawthorn can dissolve turbidity and reduce fat, which has certain therapeutic effects on hyperlipidemia as described by modern medicine. 2. Hawthorn can also move qi and remove blood stasis, which is useful in treating abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea, metrorrhagia (excessive menstrual flow or dribbling), and incomplete menstrual discharge caused by blood stasis and obstruction. 3. Hawthorn can harmonize the stomach and eliminate food, which is useful for stagnation caused by eating meat, manifesting as abdominal distension, belching (hiccup) and acid reflux, abdominal pain and loose stools. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this drug are not clear, note that people with excessive secretion of stomach acid should use this drug with caution. It is recommended to take this medicine under the supervision of a doctor.