
Hawthorn Leaf & Flower
Hawthorn Leaf & Flower Ingredients: 100% Organic Hawthorn Leaves & Flowers, dried. Botanical Name: Crataegus monogyna Serving Size: 12.5 g (approx 2 scoops) / twice daily, for every 1,000 lbs of body weight. Energetics: Slightly warm, neutral. What is Hawthorn? Affectionately called "the heart herb" for its various cardio-protective properties, hawthorn is a thorny, flowering bush native to parts of Europe, North America and northern Asia. This large, strong bush can live for over 400 years! It is a deciduous plant, a member of the rose family (rosaceae), and boasts beautiful, sweet, red berries (“haws”) which are used in jams, honey, candies, ketchup, wines and various meals. Historical Use of Hawthorn All parts of the plant - leaves, flowers, berries, stems, and bark - have been used in herbal medicine for centuries; in fact, documented use of hawthorn dates as far back as 650 AD. During the Middle Ages, hawthorn was used to treat dropsy, a condition that's now recognized