Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha)

Part Used Fruit
Main function Herb for Qi Deficiency (Qi Tonic)
Thermal qual. Slightly warm
Taste Sweet, sour
Meridians Entered Ht, Sp, St, Lv
Functions
  • Tonifies Heart Qi and Yin
  • Disperses Stagnant Blood and dissipates masses
  • Used in angina pectoris (Stagnant Heart Blood), postpartum abdominal pain/masses due to Stagnant Blood
  • Tonifies Spleen/Stomach and dissipates food accumulation, especially of meat
  • Relieves diarrhea of chronic dysentery.
  • Promotes lactation by unblocking congested milk in breasts
  • Cautions
  • Contraindicated in Deficiency of Spleen and Stomach without food stagnation
  • Contraindicated in conditions with acid regurgitation
  • Toxicity
  • Relatively safe for long term use
  • Phyto-chemicals
  • Chlorogenic acid, crataegalic acid, ursolic acid, glavone
  • Western Properties
  • Cardiac tonic, lowers blood cholesterol, vasodilator, normalizes blood pressure, digestant (increases gastric enzyme secretion), anti-diarrhea, anti-bacterial, emmenagogue, anti-coagulant, sympathetic nervous system inhibitor, anti-lithic, astringent
  • Notes
  • Used for circulatory problems of all kinds, angina, heart disease, mild congeestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia/tachycardia, hypertension, hypotension, to improve memory (usually with Gikgo biloba for this purpose), kidney and gall stones, to improve fat and protein digestion

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