Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563
C. oxyacantha
Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886
Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886
Chinese Hawthorn fruit slices (Adam, 2017)
Botanical name:
Crataegus laevigata (formerly C. oxyacantha) and C. monogyna are the principle sources used in Europe.
In TCM, C. cuneata and C. oxycantha var. pinnatifida are used.
Parts used:
Fruit; also the leaf, seed and flower
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, Dry. Sour and Sweet
Classifications:
H. Nourish the Heart
O. Promote Digestion
Crataegus laevigata (formerly C. oxyacantha) and C. monogyna are the principle sources used in Europe.
In TCM, C. cuneata and C. oxycantha var. pinnatifida are used.
Parts used:
Fruit; also the leaf, seed and flower
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, Dry. Sour and Sweet
Classifications:
H. Nourish the Heart
O. Promote Digestion
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Uses:
1. Moves the Blood, Clears Blood Stasis, Regulates the Circulation, Eases Pain (West, TCM):
-Heart disease, Heart pain including Angina Pectoris, Hypertension and Hypotension, Atherosclerosis, Arteriosclerosis, paroxysmal Tachycardia and various disturbances of Heart rhythm as well as disorders such as Pericarditis.
-Irregular Pulse with Chest Pain or Restlessness are good indications for the flower and berry.
-recommended it for Asthma (esp. of Cardiac origin). (Ellingwood)
2. Nourishes the Heart, Settles the Spirit (West):
-calms the mind and Spirit when the Heart is unsettled. (esp. flower)
-insomnia, palpitations with anxiety and nervousness.
-‘general curative effect upon the functional action of the Central Nervous System’ (Ellingwood).
3. Moves the Blood, Benefits the Womb (West, TCM):
-Postpartum abdominal pain and to return the uterus to its normal position after birth. (full doses, TCM)
-Amenorrhea from blood stasis
4. Promotes Digestion, Clears Food Stagnation:
-food accumulation, particularly due to excess meat and fat consumption with abdominal pain, distention and diarrhea.
-indigestion in infants due to improper nursing.
-‘The appetite increases, assimilation and nutrition improve’ (Ellingwood’s Therapeutist, March, 1909)
-also useful to help reduce weight and reduce Cholesterol.
5. Promotes Urine, Clears Stones:
-retained fluid, as well as edema, especially cardiac edema
-‘the seeds in the berries beaten to powder being drunk in wine are good against the Stone and Dropsy’ (Culpeper)
6. Others Uses:.
-Exopthalmic Goiter (Ellingwood)
-some older writers commended it for Epilepsy
7. Stops Leakage:
-The charred fruit is used for diarrhea, chronic dysentery and bleeding from food stagnation, or damp heat (TCM)
-in Europe the leaves were also given for various Leakages.
Dose:
Fruit, Flower or Leaf in Infusion: 1–2 teaspoonful (3–6 grams)
Decoction of the Fruit: 6–15 grams daily (up to 20 or 30 grams)
Fruit in Powder: 1–4 grams
Preparation:
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Fruit, Flower or Leaf in Infusion: 1–2 teaspoonful (3–6 grams)
Decoction of the Fruit: 6–15 grams daily (up to 20 or 30 grams)
Fruit in Powder: 1–4 grams
Preparation:
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Comment:
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Main Combinations:
1. Heart disease, Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
2. To strengthen Heart and Circulation:
i. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
ii. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
3. Hypertension:
i. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
ii. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
iii. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
4. Angina Pectoris:
i. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
ii. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
5. High cholesterol and Hypertension, Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
6. Arteriosclerosis, Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
7. Varicose veins:
i. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
ii. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
8. Anxiety with Palpitations, Nervous exhaustion, Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
9. Food stagnation with abdominal distention, fullness, belching, poor appetite, Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
10. Childhood nutritional impairment with Fever and poor appetite, Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
11. Inguinal Hernia, Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Da Shan Zha Wan
Eight Treasure Congee
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1. Heart disease, Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
2. To strengthen Heart and Circulation:
i. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
ii. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
3. Hypertension:
i. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
ii. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
iii. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
4. Angina Pectoris:
i. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
ii. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
5. High cholesterol and Hypertension, Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
6. Arteriosclerosis, Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
7. Varicose veins:
i. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
ii. Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
8. Anxiety with Palpitations, Nervous exhaustion, Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
9. Food stagnation with abdominal distention, fullness, belching, poor appetite, Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
10. Childhood nutritional impairment with Fever and poor appetite, Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
11. Inguinal Hernia, Hawthorn with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Da Shan Zha Wan
Eight Treasure Congee
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Cautions:
1. Use cautiously in those with marked digestive weakness, gastric ulcers.
2. May potentiate Cardiac Glycosides (such as Digitalis)
Main Preparations used:
1. Use cautiously in those with marked digestive weakness, gastric ulcers.
2. May potentiate Cardiac Glycosides (such as Digitalis)
Main Preparations used: