The invention discloses a health care drink, and comprises the main materials of 3 to 30 parts of
hawthorn fruit, 3 to 60 parts of malt and 1 to 30 parts of
tangerine peel, and the auxiliary materials of 40 to 160 parts of white
sugar, 0.2 to 5 parts of
citric acid as well as 1000 to 1500 parts of water. The health care drink is manufactured according to the following method: the
hawthorn fruit, the malt, the
tangerine peel and the water are fetched according to the parts by weight, the three main materials are put into the water, and are soaked for 30 to 40 minutes, then heated and boiled for 30 to 40 minutes, after being filtered coarsely, the liquor produced is blended with the white
sugar and the
citric acid, and then the finished product is obtained through the fine filter and the high temperature sterilization. The invention selects the three traditional Chinese drugs of
hawthorn fruit, malt and
tangerine peel and are manufactured to be drinks through being processed, the drink with mints taste is sweet and sour as well as palatable, not only has
thirst relieving function of drinks, but also has
drug effect for
digestion promoting and appetizing; the
drug effects of the traditional Chinese drugs are complemental, can promote the meat food and the wheaten food, can smooth the qi and stimulate the
appetite, the
drug effects of traditional Chinese drugs are fully played under the
precondition of ensuring the taste, the
raw material is convenient to obtain, the cost is low, general consumers can afford the price of the finished products, and thereby the health care drink meets the drinking requirements of the general consumers.