They have a wicked thorn, so they are used in Europe as hedges. Thousands of miles of hedges.\u00c2\u00a0 They use them in pastures so the cows don’t cross them. The European people go out to pick the berries as food and medicine.<\/p>\n
They look like little apples.\u00c2\u00a0 You can use them as you would an apple, to make pie, jelly, tea, juice.<\/p>\n
It’s a little sour. Like Arjuna, but Arjuna is better for arrhythmia.<\/p>\n
Hawthorn Berry and Hawthorn leaf and flower<\/h4>\n
Historically the berry was used, but now we are starting to use the leaf and flower.<\/p>\n
Hawthorn is a cardiovascular panacea of western herbalism.\u00c2\u00a0 Typical rose blossom.<\/p>\n
Chinese Medicine – digestive aid for fat and protein<\/h3>\n
Hawthorn berry is used in Chinese Medicine for digestive for fat and protein.\u00c2\u00a0 The Chinese don’t use it for heart, and the Western herbalist don’t use it for digestion.\u00c2\u00a0 It grows all over Europe and Asia<\/p>\n
The Chinese variety is called:<\/p>\n
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- Shan zha<\/li>\n
- Crataegus Oxyacantha<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
You can get it dried at a Chinese Herb store.\u00c2\u00a0 You can use it in a digestive formula or herbal digestive tea.\u00c2\u00a0 You can re-hydrate them and make a pie if you want.<\/p>\n
Western herb<\/h3>\n
Usually found in capsules (slide 39) used for cardiovascular conditions.\u00c2\u00a0 Also found in tincture. (slide 40) Herb-Pham includes berry, leaf and flower.\u00c2\u00a0 The active ingredients have been found to extend into the whole plant, so Herb-Pharm uses bery, leaf, and flower.<\/p>\n
Slide 41 Hawthorn soup.<\/p>\n
Chinese Haw flakes<\/h3>\n
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