Heart Diseases		Hawthorn
Cardiac Arrest; Cardiac Diseases; Endocarditis; Heart Disease; Heart Disease and the Mind-Body Constitution; Heart Disea...		Crataegus laevigata; Crataegus monogyna; Crataegus oxyacantha; Hagedorn; Haw; Hedgethorn; Mayblossom; Maybush; Mayflower...

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Hawthorn + Heart Search it Recent evidence suggests that taking hawthorn extract can help control symptoms of chronic heart disease See what the authoritative resources in STAT Ref have to say about this

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Crataegus extract has an active principle such as procyanidins

Crataegus extract has an active principle such as procyanidins and flavonoids These bring about dilation of the blood vessels of the heart resulting in an improvement of myocardial circulation It is also an antioxidant and was discovered to have more intense free radical scavenging effects than vitamins E 50 times and C 20 times It may provide protection against heart disease cancer accelerated aging deteriorating eyesight arthritis allergies oxidative stress and other free radical related diseases The active principles are also used in mild cardiac insufficiency and in mild forms of bradycardial arrythmias It causes an increase in coronary blood flow due to dilatory effects increased membrane permeability for calcium and reduction in peripheral vascular resistance It helps relieve dryness of the skin improves skin s elasticity and youthfulness The extract also helps in wound healing and prevention of excessive scar formation  

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is also used as a herb to lower blood pressure and treat some heart related diseases Uses The fruits of the species Crataegus pinnatifida which are bright red and resemble small crabapple

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H500 Love Apple Solanum aculeatissimum

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H102 Cape Aloe Aloe ferox

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HT108 Good King Henry Chenopodium bonus henricus A wholesome pot herb young shoots are harvested peeled cooked and eaten like asparagus Young leaves and eaten like spinach An

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D2204 American Pawpaw Asimina triloba

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3500 Indrajao Wrightia tinctoria

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H483 Lion s Ear s Leonotis leonurus

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SO143 Chocolate Vine Akebia Quinata

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3503 Goats Rue Galega officinale seeds A handsome ferny looking hardy perennial that is also known as French Lilac that needs full sun Can be grown in zones 3 9 Will grow to

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HT114 Lemon Grass East Indian Cymbopogon flexuosus

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H830 Snapdragon Antirrhinum

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HR154 Lavender Lady Lavandula angustifolia

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2262 White Borage Borago officinalis

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H011 AllHeal Prunella vulgaris

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2255 Lady s Mantle Alchemilla mollis

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2251 Summer Thyme Thymus vulgaris

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2256 Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa

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