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* Please Note: This information is based partly on Traditional Medicine which uses natural materials to support health. This information has not been evaluated or approved by the FDA. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure any condition or disease. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor.
Description:Crataegus species are shrubs or small trees (up to 10 m), with lobed leaves, thorny branches and white flowers, that emanate amines to attract pollinating insects, followed by red fruit. Two species (that readily hybridise) are mostly used for medicine, namely C. monogyna (deeply lobed leaves, single-seeded fruit) and C. bevigata (= C. oxyacantha) (shallowly lobed leaves, 2-3-seeded fruit). Furthermore, C. azarolus and C. pentagyna are used in European phytotherapy; C. cuneata and C. pinnatifolia in Chinese medicine.
Origin:C. laevigata: Europe; C. monogyna: Europe and Asia.
Parts Used: Dried leaves with flowers (Crataegifolium cum flore); flowers and fruits are sometimes used on their own.
Therapeutic Category: Cardiotonic.
Uses and Properties: Hawthorn products are used to treat cardiac insufficiency (NYHA stages I and II) and bradycard rhythm disorders.
Active Ingredients: The drug contains 1-3% oligomeric procyanidins, together with about 1-2% flavonoids, such as vitexin-rhamnoside, hyperoside and rutin as the main flavonoids. Also present are chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, and triterpenes.
Pharmacological Effects: Procyanidins and flavonoids represent the medicinally important compounds because of their phenolic hydroxyl groups they can interfere with various enzymes and receptors, among them Na+, K+-ATPase, and ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme). Numerous studies have shown an increase in the strength of contraction and the stroke volume of the heart. Anti-arrhythmic effects and increases in coronary blood flow have been documented. Controlled, double-blind clinical studies have shown the efficacy of treating patients with NYHA II; some evidence suggests that it might also work for NYHA III.
Preparation and Dosage: In modern phytotherapy, defined special extracts are used. The German Commission E recommends a daily dose of 160 - 900 mg of hawthorn extract containing 4 - 30 mg total flavonoids and 30 - 160 mg of oligomeric procyanidins. More recently, a dose of 600 - 900 mg of extract per day was recommended. Hawthorn products are taken orally and are only effective if used foraminimum period of six weeks.
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Erika - June 3, 2006, 13:07
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how can i get Hawthorn flower to buy in nigeria
ZooScape Moderator - June 7, 2006, 15:27
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This product is not only the best natural blood pressure medicine around, but it has also brought my blood pressure down to where I no longer need to take my prescription medicine. I feel great!
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure any condition or disease. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor. The essence of the current American rule on Traditional Uses is, as stated by FTC, "Claims based on historical or traditional use should be substantiated by confirming scientific evidence, or should be presented in such a way that consumers understand that the sole basis for the claim is a history of use of the product for a particular purpose."
