This sour fruit is a 'natural anti-cancer drug' and effectively lowers blood sugar.

Because of its astringent taste, this fruit is quite 'picky' about who eats it, but few people know that it is an extremely effective medicine for preventing cancer and blood sugar .

Hawthorn is a 'special' fruit found in many mountainous provinces in the North of our country. This fruit is spherical or egg-shaped with a diameter of about 2 - 3cm. Because it has a sour and astringent taste but is still very mild, hawthorn is also considered a familiar snack for many people.

Hawthorn is also considered a precious medicine of the Northwest region.

However, if you learn more about this fruit, you will be surprised by its health benefits. Perhaps that is why hawthorn is also considered a precious medicine of the Northwest region with the following outstanding benefits:

1. Prevent cancer

When eaten fresh, hawthorn has a significant effect in reducing cancer. Studies have shown that phenolic compounds along with other components of secondary metabolites in hawthorn act as a prominent source of antioxidants. In particular, this fruit contains high levels of flavonoid chemical compounds with antioxidant effects. Besides the absorption of vitamin C, it also helps the immune system, preventing and reversing oxidative imbalance (also known as oxidative stress) is a key factor explaining why flavonoids help prevent and cure cancer.

2. Hypoglycemia

Not only does it help prevent cancer, hawthorn is also a fruit that helps control blood sugar effectively. According to the analysis of Dr. Traditional Medicine Practitioner Phung Tuan Giang - President of the Vietnam Institute for Research and Development of Traditional Medicine, hawthorn has an important source of minerals and vitamins, natural compounds extracted from hawthorn fruit contain polyphenols, especially alkaloids and flavonoids that have anti-hyperglycemic and anti-hyperlipidemic properties.

Hawthorn is a source of important minerals and vitamins.

3. Supports treatment of heart disease and blood circulation disorders

In Western medicine, the leaves, fruits, and flowers of hawthorn all have positive effects on circulatory diseases, pain relief, and sedation. A study in Germany demonstrated that bioflavonoids in hawthorn have the effect of dilating coronary arteries, increasing blood flow to the heart, preventing vascular degeneration, improving heart rate, and lowering blood pressure. Therefore, if you are someone whose heart is not really healthy, you can consider adding this fruit to 'nourish' your heart every day.

4. Lower blood fat

Another effect of hawthorn is to significantly reduce blood fat due to the mechanism of increasing bile secretion, thereby increasing cholesterol excretion. Thereby reducing bad fats LDL - cholesterol, and increasing good fats HDL - cholesterol, reducing cholesterol deposition in blood vessels.