Hawthorn
Other Names : pineuse, Bianco Spino, Bois de Mai, Cenellier, Chinese Hawthorn, Crataegi Flos, Crataegi Folium, Crataegi Folium Cum Flore, Crataegi Fructus, Crataegus cuneata, Crataegus kulingensis, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus oxyacantha, Crataegus oxyacanthoides, Crataegus pinnatifida, Crataegus rhipidophylla, English Hawthorn, Epine Blanche, Epine de Mai, Espino Blanco, Fructus Crataegi, Haagdorn, Hagedorn, Harthorne, Haw, Hawthrone, Hedgethorn, LI 132, LI132, May, Maybush, Maythorn, Mehlbeebaum, Meidorn, Meidoorn, Mespilus laevigata, Nan Shanzha, Noble Épine, Oneseed Hawthorn, Poire d’Oiseaux, Sable Épine, Shanzha, Shen Zha, Weissdorn, Whitehorn, WS 1442, WS1442. Various preparations of the flowers, leaves and fruit are used in medicine. Each component has a slightly different quality that may be best suited to different conditions. Do not self prescribe if you have heart disease - please seek the advice of your qualified healthcare practitioner.
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Special Precautions of Hawthorn
- Hawthorn is POSSIBLY SAFE for most adults when used at recommended doses short-term (up to 16 weeks). It is not known whether hawthorn is safe when used long-term.
- In some people, hawthorn can cause nausea, stomach upset, fatigue, sweating, headache, dizziness, palpitations, nosebleeds, insomnia, agitation, and other problems.
- Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Not enough is known about the use of hawthorn during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.
- Heart disease: Hawthorn can interact with many prescription drugs used to treat heart disease. If you have a heart condition, don’t use hawthorn without the recommendation of your healthcare provider.
- Medications for high blood pressure interacts with Hawthorn.
- Digoxin (Lanoxin) interacts with Hawthorn.
- Medications for male sexual dysfunction (Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors) interacts with Hawthorn.
- Medications that increase blood flow to the heart (Nitrates) interacts with Hawthorn.
The benefits of Hawthorn are
Hawthorn improves heart function in patients with heart disease. It has long been seen by herbalists as food for the heart since it improves coronary blood supply, protects the heart from damage due to lack of oxygen, increases the efficiency of the contraction of the heart, reduces blood pressure and rapid heart beat.
- Coronary artery disease
- Congestive heart failure, angina, irregular heart beat
- high blood pressure
- Post heart attack rehabilitation, cardiac weakness following infectious disease,
- Peripheral vascular disease, including varicose veins and thrombosis
- boost Nitric Oxide levels
Main Combinations
- Insomnia at the beginning of the night : California Poppy + Hawthorn
- Adrenal fatigue : Panax Ginseng + Hawthorn
- Obesity, Overweight : Guarana + Shan Zha + Orthosiphon
