Hawthorn: The Great Protector of The Heart and The Forest

June 22, 2019 / Ashley Romanchuk

Hawthorn, or Crataegus laevigata/oxycantha in Botanical Medicine terms is part of the Rose family (Rosaceae) and therefore, just as Rose does, has both medicinal and energetic properties connected to love and the heart.

The berry of this tree, which is found throughout British Columbia, contains the medicinal constituents that classify this medicine as a Cardiotonic: that which regulates the timing of the heartbeat (Chronotropic) and the force of the heart contractions (Inotropic) while also providing clinical antiarrhythmic effects and therefore improving coronary circulation while also improving efficacy of the heart by directly acting on the cardiac muscle cells to enhance their nutrition and activity so that energy is available and best utilized. Hawthorn berries are full of flavonoids which are required for the health of connective tissue and therefore also helps support other tissues of the body by providing adequate nutrition. Studies have found that Hawthorn facilitates a gentle and sustained reversal of degenerative and/or age-related changes with regards to the Heart.

Hawthon has no side effects or contraindications and therefore is a very safe and effective medicine for the heart and ranges in benefits from anyone with Hypo- or Hypertension, Angina or other spectrums of more serious heart-related issues such as Coronary Artery Disease, mild Congestive Heart Failure and so forth. Hawthorn berry does not create toxicity, habituation or accumulation of any kind and therefore is safe for long-term use in the elderly where kidney and liver function (the detoxification pathways) are decreased. Hawthorn does interact with other Cardiac Pharmaceuticals and Cardioactive Botanicals and therefore should be utilized with respectful monitoring by a Naturopathic Doctor.

June 22, 2019

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