Hawthorn whets the appetite and aids digestion, so if you have overeaten you can brew some hawthorn water.
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In Chinese food lore, overeating leaves food sitting undigested in the stomach (积食), and many foods are valued for 消食: hawthorn (山楂), radish (萝卜) and malt. Hawthorn sweets for children are sold as a digestive.
