Jingxi Hawthorn

Jingxi Hawthorn

　　One of the most famous specialties in Jingxi is hawthorn. The hawthorn here is greenish-yellow, fragrant, and grows on tall, upright hawthorn trees. It has been identified by experts from the Guangxi Agricultural College Branch and named “Jingxi Large Hawthorn.” On March 25, 1985, China News Service released a message abroad: The National Hawthorn Research Collaboration Group in China recently confirmed that the hawthorn fruit produced in Jingxi County, Guangxi, is the largest in the country. It has been designated as “Jingxi Large Fruit Hawthorn.” Among the existing seven or eight high-quality varieties in China, where over a hundred and fifty small fruits make up one jin, fifty to sixty medium-sized fruits weigh one jin, and even large ones require thirty to forty per jin, Jingxi Large Fruit Hawthorn generally yields three to five fruits per jin, and the largest two can weigh one jin… Locals have traditionally processed it into hawthorn cakes, hawthorn paste, hawthorn slices, hawthorn wine, etc., all of which are excellent in color, aroma, and taste, making it a great health drink for those working at high altitudes or in high temperatures.

　　It also boasts high nutritional value, containing various vitamins and more than ten other nutrients needed by the human body. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is used to eliminate food stagnation, relieve chest and abdominal fullness, treat hernia, and blood stasis-induced amenorrhea. Folk remedies use its leaves and fruit peels to make tea, which can help treat conditions such as high blood pressure…