What are the health benefits of泡 water with kudzu root and hawthorn?

Jan 23, 2025 Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Zhang Xiuhong
Introduction
Under normal circumstances, the efficacy of Pueraria root and hawthorn soaked in water includes uplifting yang to stop diarrhea, relieving muscle fever, promoting saliva production to quench thirst, activating blood circulation to remove blood stasis, and enhancing digestion. If the aforementioned herbs are needed, they should be used according to medical advice. Pueraria root has the effect of uplifting yang and stopping diarrhea; it can stimulate the ascending of clear yang, thereby increasing the ascending qi of the spleen and stomach to achieve the effect of stopping diarrhea. Hawthorn is rich in crude fiber.

Generally, the effects of泡 water with kudzu root and hawthorn include uplifting yang to stop diarrhea, relieving muscle fever and reducing fever, promoting saliva and quenching thirst, activating blood circulation to remove blood stasis, and promoting digestion. If you need to use the above herbs, follow the guidance of a physician. Detailed explanations are as follows:

1. Uplifting Yang and Stopping Diarrhea

Kudzu root has the effect of uplifting yang and stopping diarrhea. It can raise the clear yang energy, allowing the ascending of clear qi in the spleen and stomach, thereby achieving the effect of stopping diarrhea. Hawthorn is rich in crude fiber, which can promote intestinal peristalsis. Combined use of kudzu root and hawthorn helps improve gastrointestinal function.

2. Relieving Muscle Fever and Reducing Fever

Kudzu root can relieve muscle fever and reduce fever, helping to alleviate symptoms such as fever from external pathogens, muscle stiffness, dizziness, and headache. Adding hawthorn enhances the sour and sweet flavor. Kudzu root and hawthorn water also have an auxiliary regulatory effect on chest pain, cerebral stroke, and other conditions.

3. Promoting Saliva and Relieving Thirst

Kudzu root has the functions of reducing fever and promoting saliva to relieve thirst, while hawthorn helps stimulate appetite and aid digestion. Drinking water infused with both ingredients helps digest food and regulate symptoms such as thirst due to heat, excessive thirst, abdominal distension, nausea, and vomiting.

4. Activating Blood Circulation and Removing Blood Stasis

Kudzu root can promote the circulation of meridians, while hawthorn can activate blood circulation, resolve blood stasis, and lower blood lipids. Together, they help unblock meridians, promote blood circulation, improve cerebral blood flow, and assist in treating conditions such as blocked meridians and blood stasis obstruction.

5. Promoting Digestion

Both kudzu root and hawthorn are rich in dietary fiber, which promotes intestinal peristalsis and helps better digestion and absorption of food. Hawthorn also contains large amounts of organic acids that can stimulate gastric juice secretion, enhance the activity of pepsin, and improve digestion.

Although kudzu root and hawthorn water offer many benefits, it should be consumed in moderation. Individuals with spleen and stomach deficiency-cold should be cautious to avoid excessive intake that may lead to discomfort such as diarrhea.