Hawthorn Green Tea for Digestion

In brief

Place 2–3 pieces of dried hawthorn and 1 green tea bag in a heatproof cup. Pour 250 ml boiling water, cover, and steep for five minutes. This kitchen tea is used when indigestion follows a greasy or heavy meal. It is food therapy, not a fat-burn cure or a substitute for a pattern read.

Green tea 1 bag and dried hawthorn 2–3 pieces. Steep five minutes.
Pour 250 ml boiling water, cover, and steep five minutes before sipping.

Yield 1 cup
Time About 5 minutes

Ingredients

green tea 1 bag
绿茶, Lu Cha
dried hawthorn 2–3 pieces
山楂, Shan Zha
boiling water 250 ml
水, Shui

Measure

Place the green tea bag and 2–3 dried hawthorn pieces in a heatproof cup or small teapot.
Steep

Pour 250 ml boiling water over the tea and hawthorn. Cover and steep for five minutes.
Sip

Sip warm. You can resteep once if the flavour is still clear.

Try today Drop hawthorn and a green tea bag in a cup after a greasy meal.

From the clinic

Food accumulation after greasy meals is mapped on the Beat the bloat Insight. Pulse and tongue still decide whether this cool sour-bitter steep fits.

Also used when

Chinese New Year health tips: Festive overeating map with Si Feng, Xia Wan, and ST36
CNY foods and festive symptoms: Food stagnation map and heaty CNY goodies beside kitchen teas
Common digestive issues and TCM: Wider map for indigestion, Spleen load, and IBS-type swings
Heaty versus cooling: When cool green tea fits after a greasy meal, and when it does not
The importance of fibre: Fibre, food accumulation, and post-meal gut load

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FAQs

Quick questions

When should I drink hawthorn green tea?

After a greasy or heavy meal is the usual kitchen habit. Steep five minutes and sip warm. It is not an all-day fat-burn sip.

Can I drink this every day?

Occasional use when greasy food sits heavy is the educational habit. It is not a daily medicine dose. Stop if stools loosen, heartburn flares, or you feel colder or more jittery.

Who should skip this brew?

Do not use it if there is any chance of pregnancy. Ease off with acid reflux, a cool constitution, or when you monitor blood glucose closely. Ask your physician if indigestion is new, severe, or lasting.

How is this different from anti-bloating tea?

This cup is green tea plus a few hawthorn pieces, steeped five minutes. Anti-bloating tea uses weighed hawthorn with chen pi and brown sugar, sipped through the day for upper-belly fullness. Pick the steep that matches how you feel after eating.