Hawthorn ( Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge ), also known as fruit mountains, Shan Lihong, Rosaceae Crataegus, deciduous trees , up to 6 meters.
Drupe fruits, hard stone, thin flesh, slightly sour taste. The fruit can be eaten raw or used as a candied fruit cake. It can be used as medicine after dried. It is a unique medicinal and fruit tree species in China. It has the functions of lowering blood lipids, blood pressure, strengthening heart and anti-arrhythmia. Good medicine for promoting blood circulation and reducing phlegm. It has good curative effect on chest, spleen fullness, hernia, blood stasis and amenorrhea. The flavonoid compound vitexin in hawthorn is a drug with a strong anticancer effect, and its extract has a certain effect on inhibiting the growth, proliferation, invasion and metastasis of cancer cells in the body.