Hawthorn

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Hi Gin,

 

Check out the files on our website. Doc has a Heart Formula which mainly consists of Hawthorne, and he says it's a primary herb for a healthy heart!!

 

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Lisa

 

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Friday, June 03, 2005 5:40 PM

Herbal Remedies - Hawthorn

I recieved a pack of hawthorn seeds in a herbal exchange.I'm wondering, if these can be germinated and then planted.Or would they not be any good for other than incense?And if you have any cool ideas for using them that would be interesting as well.

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Hawthorn JoAnn Guest

Feb 11, 2007 14:59 PST

 

Hawthorn

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Dioscorides mentioned hawthorn in his work in the first century AD.

He called it krátaios, which is thought to derive from the Greek

krátys `hard' or `strong', in reference to the plant's hard wood. An

alternative etymology associates the name with kratos,

meaning `always having been here'.

In the 3rd century BC, Theophrastus, one of

Aristotle's students, called it `kunosbatos', leading to its

inclusion in medieval herbal books (such as Lonicerus) under the

name Cynosbatus Theophrasti.

 

The herbal books of the Middle Ages recommend hawthorn for stomach

colics and diarrhoea.

The first mention of its effect on the heart is by Quercetanus, the

personal physician of King Henry IV of France, who concocted an

`anti-age syrup' from the plant. An Irish physician named Green

helped it attain its wide reputation as a heart medication in the

second half of the 19th century; since when it has had a firm place

in the repertoire of plant medications.

 

 

Botanical Characteristics

The monostyle (single seed) hawthorn is a very branchy, small bush

to medium-sized tree with thorny branches. The latter bear oval to

rhombic, deeply and three- to five-lobed, dark green leaves. The

flowers have five white to pink petals and one pistil. They are

arranged in cymes. In the autumn or Fall, they form brilliant red,

ovate to spherical berries (pseudocarps), 4mm to 8 mm in diameter

and 6 mm to 10 mm long. The mealy, yellowish flesh contains a pip.

The end of the berry has a small dimple, around which the remains of

the five corolla tips can be seen.

 

The di-style (double seed) hawthorn is very similar. But its leaves

are only three-lobed and display rounded, serrate sections. Its

flowers have two to three pistils and the berries have two to three

pips. The two species cross readily and are thus difficult to

distinguish.The hawthorn flowers from May to June.

 

Other species of hawthorn, some of which are also used in medicine,

include C. azarolus L., Azaroldorn, with yellowish-orange fruits; C.

nigra, the black-fruited hawthorn; C. pentagyna, the pentastylous or

five-pistilled hawthorn, with dull, dark purple fruits; and C.

laciniata, the oriental hawthorn, with small, pear-shaped, red

fruits.

A.Vogel produces an original tincture and a wine maceration from the

fresh berries of C. monogyna and C. laevigata. The original/mother

tincture contains an average of 552mg oligomere

procyanidine and 813mg total phenol, both calculated as epicatechin.

 

Determination of content takes place with the Folin-Ciocalteu

reagent with phytometric measurement. The flavonoid content is

ascertained only

qualitatively. Phyto standardisation is achieved by mixing various

batches. The indicated daily dose of 90 drops (=2.5ml) corresponds

to a content of 14.2mg procyanidine.

 

The dried leaves with or without flowers are often used to make tea.

Homeopathic medicine uses preparations made from various parts of

the plant. The berries can be used to make compote or brandy.

 

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Hawthorn is one of our greatest foods. Eat all

you want. Drink all the tea you want. Over dose is vary hard to do. It

like water... You can rarely OD on it and when you do, its call

drowning.

 

This species of Hawthorn is found in Central and Western

Europe.

It is known for strengthening the Heart and all Heart or

Blood related ailments.

In some countries the berries are known as Pixie Pears and Cuckoo's

Beads, whilst the Hawthorn itself has been known as the May,

Mayblossom, Hagthorn, Mayflower, Ladies Meat, Bread and Cheese and

Quickthorn.

The berries can be picked for wine, jams, jellies, tinctures and teas.

 

Hawthorn can be woven in to a growing fence called a Hedgerow. These

thorny barriers are very effective and have saved many villages from

thieves and highwaymen.

 

First mentioned medicinally in the 'Tang Ben Cao', a herbalist back in

659 A.D. where it was used to cure digestive and circulatory disorders.

The Greeks and the Romans have been using it to treat Heart problems

since the first century A.D. It has been a symbol of fertility.

 

Rumor: Said to offer protection from lightning for centuries.

Legend :The Hawthorn was considered sacred in early times and legend

has it that Joseph of Aramathea came to England and planted his

Hawthorn staff in the soil at Glastonbury, creating what later became

known as the Glastonbury Thorn.

The maypole was originally constructed from Hawthorn.

In a clinical trial, 78 people who were given 600mg a day for 8 weeks

of Hawthorn extract, found there was a significant improvement in

exercise tolerance and lower blood pressure and heart rate during

exercise.

When modern doctors are looking for a remedy for hypertension, high

blood pressure herbs usually are the second alternative, yet, ancient

civilizations were using herbs long before Western medicine created

chemical drugs.

 

Myth: In the middle ages, Hawthorn was hung over the doorway and it was

said to prevent evil spirits entering the home. It has connections with

faeries and the underworld in Celtic folklore. Hawthorn was often

referred to as the faerie bush and it was considered bad luck to cut it

for fear of offending the faeries that inhabited it.

 

 

 

 

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