Hawthorn Porridge，From *Therapeutic Porridge Formulas*, citing *The Porridge Manual*.，Indigestion, undigested meat, abdominal pain, and diarrhea; postpartum blood stasis pain, retained lochia, delayed or absent menstruation, and dysmenorrhea in women; undigested milk or food in children; as well as hypertension, coronary heart disease, coronary artery insufficiency, angina pectoris, and hyperlipidemia.
Hawthorn Porridge
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Formulas Name : Hawthorn Porridge
Chinese Name : 山楂粥
Drug Formulation
30–40 g hawthorn (or 60 g fresh hawthorn), 60 g japonica rice, 10 g granulated sugar.
Source
From *Therapeutic Porridge Formulas*, citing *The Porridge Manual*.
Benefits
Indigestion, undigested meat, abdominal pain, and diarrhea; postpartum blood stasis pain, retained lochia, delayed or absent menstruation, and dysmenorrhea in women; undigested milk or food in children; as well as hypertension, coronary heart disease, coronary artery insufficiency, angina pectoris, and hyperlipidemia.
Instructions for Use
First, simmer the hawthorn berries in a clay pot to extract a concentrated decoction, then strain out the solids. Add the japonica rice and granulated sugar, and cook into porridge. The hawthorn porridge has a sweet-and-sour flavor and can be consumed as a morning or afternoon snack; it should not be eaten on an empty stomach. One course of treatment lasts 7–10 days.
Note
Patients with chronic spleen and stomach deficiency should avoid this remedy.
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Hawthorn Porridge,Indigestion, undigested meat, abdominal pain, and diarrhea; postpartum blood stasis pain, retained lochia, delayed or absent menstruation, and dysmenorrhea in women; undigested milk or food in children; as well as hypertension, coronary heart disease, coronary artery insufficiency, angina pectoris, and hyperlipidemia.