Species classification of Hawthorn

Hawthorn classification

Hawthorn is divided into sour and sweet according to its taste, among which sour hawthorn is the most popular.

Sweet Hawthorn

The appearance is pink, small, smooth and slightly sweet.

Sour Hawthorn

It is divided into several varieties (the earliest variety of Hawthorn) including Waiba red, big Venus, big cotton ball and ordinary hawthorn.

Crooked handle red, as the name suggests, is slightly raised at the fruit handle, which looks like the fruit handle is crooked, so it is named. The single fruit is larger than the normal hawthorn. It is mainly used as the raw material of ice sugar gourd in the market.

Big Venus, the single fruit is larger than crooked red, and there is a small number of ripens, so it is named big Venus. It has the heaviest taste and belongs to a kind of special acid.

It is a large cotton ball with the largest single fruit size. When it is mature, it is soft and has moderate acidity. It is basically not processed when eaten, and the storage period is short.

Ordinary hawthorn, the earliest variety of hawthorn, is small in size and hard in pulp. It is suitable for medicine. It is the main raw material of canned hawthorn on the market.

Growth environment of Hawthorn

Born on hillsides, forest edges or bushes. The altitude is 100-1500 meters.

Hawthorn has strong adaptability and likes cool and humid environment, which is resistant to cold and high temperature. It can grow between - 36 ~ 43 ℃. It likes light and can tolerate shade. It is generally distributed in barren mountains, bare mountains, sunny slopes, semi sunny slopes and valleys. The gradient is 15 ~ 25 degrees. Drought tolerance, when there is too much water, the branches and leaves are easy to grow in vain. The soil requirements are not strict, but it grows well in the slightly acidic sandy loam with deep soil layer, fertile texture, loose and good drainage.

Precautions for hawthorn

Hawthorn tastes sour and will become more sour after heating. Brush your teeth immediately after eating, otherwise it is not conducive to tooth health. People whose teeth are afraid of acid can eat hawthorn products. Pregnant women should avoid eating Hawthorn to avoid inducing abortion. Those with weak spleen and stomach. Those with low blood glucose and children should not eat hawthorn. Hawthorn cannot be eaten on an empty stomach. Hawthorn contains a large amount of organic acid, fruit acid, hawthorn acid, citric acid, etc. if eaten on an empty stomach, it will increase gastric acid sharply, cause adverse stimulation to gastric mucosa, make the stomach full and pantothenic. If eaten on an empty stomach, it will enhance the sense of hunger and aggravate the original stomach pain. In addition, the market is full of a large number of dyed hawthorn, which needs attention. It is suggested to choose a regular Hawthorn brand to avoid quality problems. The tannic acid contained in raw Hawthorn combines with gastric acid to form stomach stone, which is difficult to digest. If the stomach stone cannot be digested for a long time, it will cause gastric ulcer, gastric bleeding and even gastric perforation. Therefore, we should try to eat less raw hawthorn, especially those with weak gastrointestinal function. The doctor suggested that it is best to cook Hawthorn before eating.