HAWTHORN

CRATAEGUS LAEVIGATA, CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA.

 

HERB PROPERTIES

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIC

ANTISEPTIC

CARDIAC

HYPERTENSIVE

HYPOTENSIVE

                              

HEALTH CONDITIONS SUPPORT

ANEMIA

CARDIOVASCULAR AND CIRCULATORY DISORDERS

HIGH CHOLESTEROL

LOWERED IMMUNITY

CARDIAC WEAKNESS

PALPITATION

DYSPNEA

NERVOUS DEPRESSION

BLOOD PRESSURE

ANGINA

CIRCULATION

DIGESTION

 

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS

ACETYLCHOLINE

ADENINE

ADENOSINE

ANTHOCYANIDS

BETA CAROTENE

BETA SISTEROL

CAFFEIC ACID

CATECHIN

CHOLOROGENIC ACID

EPICATECHIN

ESCULIN

HYPEROSIDE

PECTIN

QUERCITIN

RUTIN

UROSOLIC ACID

VITEXIN

DILATES THE CORONARY BLOOD VESSELS, LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE AND CHOLESTEROL LEVELS, RESTORES HEART MUSCLE.

DECREASES FAT DEPOSIT LEVELS, INCREASES INTRACELLULAR VITAMIN C LEVELS

 

 

PARTS OF THE PLANT USED

BERRIES, FLOWERS AND LEAVES.

 

DOSAGE INFORMATION

RECOMMENDED DOSAGE IS USUALLY 160 TO 900 MG IN TWO OR THREE DIVIDED DAILY DOSES. HAWTHORN EXTRACTS ARE NORMALLY STANDARDIZED TO CONTAIN EITHER 2.2% OF TOTAL FLAVONOIDS OR 18.75% OLIGOMERIC PROANTHOCYANIDINS.

TAKEN ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR BEST RESULTS

FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS CONTAINING HAWTHORN, THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTION SHOULD BE FOLLOWED.

FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO USE THE HERB IN MORE TRADITIONAL WAY, A DAILY DOSE OF 4-5 G OF THE DRIED BERRIES OR 1-2 GRAMS OF THE DRIED LEAVES AND FLOWERS CAN BE USED IN THE FORM OF HERBAL TEA. 4-8 OUNCES, 3X PER DAY

TINCTURE: 20-30 DROPS IN A LITTLE WATER, ONE TO FOUR TIMES DAILY.

IT USUALLY TAKES ONE TO TWO MONTHS BEFORE ACHIEVING MAXIMUM BENEFITS OF THE HERB.

 

FORMS FOR USE

TEA

TINCTURE

PREPARED PRODUCT- CAPSULES

 

 

CONTRAINDICATIONS

DO NOT USE IF YOU TAKE ANY MEDICATION FOR HEART DISEASE.

OTHER MEDICATIONS THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH HAWTHORN ARE ASTHMA MEDICATIONS, VIAGRA AND CLONIDINE AND OTHER CARDIAC HERBS.

PREGNANT WOMEN ARE ADVISED TO AVOID THIS HERB AS IT MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF MISCARRIAGE AND THERE IS LITTLE INFORMATION ON THE EFFECTS OF IT ON BABIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN.

OTHER SIDE EFFECTS OF HAWTHORN ARE DIZZINESS, INSOMNIA, SWEATING AND DIGESTIVE UPSETS. THESE SIDE EFFECTS RARE AND USUALLY FAIRLY MILD.