Raw hawthorn is good at activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis (promoting blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis in the body), while fried hawthorn is good at eliminating food and appetizing. Raw hawthorn and fried hawthorn are sour, sweet and slightly warm in nature, belonging to the spleen, stomach and liver meridians, and both have the efficacy of eliminating food and strengthening the stomach (promoting food digestion and strengthening the function of the stomach and internal organs), but due to the difference in the method of preparation of the two, the efficacy is somewhat different. Raw hawthorn activates blood circulation and removes blood stasis, and is capable of resolving turbidity and lowering fat (cleansing the body of impurities and reducing excess fat), which can treat poor blood circulation, irregular menstruation, and stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen. Stir-fried hawthorn is made by heating and processing raw hawthorn. Stir-fried hawthorn is darker in color, less irritating to the stomach, and can treat various dietary stagnation, especially good at digesting greasy meat stagnation, and can also move qi and disperse lumps (make the body’s qi smooth and dissolve the lumps), and stop diarrhea and dysentery. People with normal spleen and stomach functions can consume hawthorn in small amounts to promote digestion. However, when hawthorn is used as medicine, it should be done under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and should not be taken blindly by oneself. In addition, when gastrointestinal discomfort occurs, one should go to a regular hospital for treatment to avoid delaying the condition.