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We can see the Crataegus pinnatifida, also calles Chinese haw or in Chinese language 山楂 Shan Zha.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine is commonly used as a digestive aid (when the frui is dried).The reputation of crataegus is that it promotes the digestion of meat and fatty foods. The presumed mechanism of action is to stimulate the production or activities of some enzymes ( proteases and lipases) that digest these food substances and stimulates production of bile.

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