Botanical Profile

Hawthorn

crataegus

Medicinal Actions

prophylactic antiarrhythmic activities, antioxidant, antiperoxidant, Antiaggregant, Antianginal, Antiarrhythmic, Antiatherosclerotic, Anticapillary Fragility, Antiedemic, Antiinflammatory, Antioxidant, Antisclerotic, Antiseborrheic, Antithromboxane, Astringent, cAMP-Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor, Cardioprotective, Cardiotonic, CNS Depressant, Cyanogenetic, Depurative, Digestive, Diuretic, Hepatoprotective, Hypertensive, Hypocholesterolemic, Hypoglycemic, Hypotensive, Hypotriglyceridemic, Myocardioprotectant, Negative Bathmotropic, Negative Chronotropic, Pancreaprotective, Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor, Positive Chronotropic, Positive Dromotropic, Positive Inotropic, Sedative, Stomachic, Tonic

Conditions Treated

increase coronary flow reduce blood pressure reduce peripheral resistance beta-blocking activities mild CNS-depressant activities improve coronary artery blood flow contractions of the heart muscle inhibit ACE reduce production of angiotensin II increased coronary perfusion economized myocardial oxygen consumption Bitter Collagen-Sparing Coronary Vasodilator Fumitory Nervine Vasodilator Acne Alzheimer’s Anemia Angina Atherosclerosis Arrhythmia Arthrosis Bradycardia Buerger’s Disease Cancer Capillary Fragility Cardiopathy Cardiovascular Insufficiency Cor Pulmonale CVI Dermatosis Dropsy Dyspnea Edema Erythema Fatigue Gingivosis Heart High Blood Pressure High Cholesterol Hyperactivity Hypertrophy Inflammation Insomnia Ischemia Low Blood Pressure Myocardiosis Nephrosis Nervousness Palpitation Seborrhea Sore Throat Stasis Stress Swelling Tachycardia Valvular Insufficiency Water Retention