1. Descriptions of Hawthorn Hawthorn berry extract powder
Hawthorn belongs to Rosaceae Family, genus Cratacegus and is a kind of deciduous shrub. Its fruiting period is around August to October. It is widely cultivated in China, such as Jiangsu , Zhejiang, Yunnan, Sichuan, Shaanxi and so on.
The Hawthorn is the badge of the Ogilvies and gets one of its commonest popular names from blooming in May. Many country villagers believe that Hawthorn flowers still bear the smell of the Great Plague of London. The tree was formerly regarded as sacred, probably from a tradition that it furnished the Crown of Thorns. The device of a Hawthorn bush was chosen by Henry VII because a small crown from the helmet of Richard III was discovered hanging on it after the battle of Bosworth, hence the saying, 'Cleve to thy Crown though it hangs on a bush.' The Hawthorn is called Crataegus Oxyacantha from the Greek kratos, meaning hardness (of the wood), oxcus (sharp), and akantha (a thorn). The German name of Hagedorn, meaning Hedgethorn, shows that from a very early period the Germans divided their land into plots by hedges; the word haw is also an old word for hedge. The name Whitethorn arises from the whiteness of its bark and Quickset from its growing as a quick or living hedge, in contrast to a paling of dead wood.
2. Specification
Hawthorn leaf extract: flavones: 5%-30%
3. Main Function
1) It dilates the arteries that supply the heart muscle itself with blood, oxygen, and fuel, providing a better supply of these essential nutrients.
2) It acts as a powerful free-radical scavenger, protecting the heart against the harmful effects of lessened oxygen; a common result of vascular disease, such as atherosclerosis.
3) It can help steady the heartbeat if it is irregular, and does not lead to dependence.
4) It has mild sedative activity, which may be useful where mild heart disease is combined with nervousness, hypochondria, etc., in which case it can be combined with lavender or lemonbalm.
4. Application: Used for
1) Pharmaceutical as capsules or pills;
2) Functional food as capsules or pills;
3) Water-soluble beverages;
4) Health products as capsules or pills
For more items made of hawthorn, see below:
Lower Blood Pressure Tea