mild heart tonic, helps blood flow more easily Hops relieves anxiety, insomnia and restlessness Horse Chestnut anti-inflammatory, tones veins, fights water retention
Dilates the coronary blood vessels, lowers cholesterol levels, and restores heart muscle
A thorny shrub or tree (the Cratægus oxyacantha), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit called haw
A hawthorn is a small tree which has sharp thorns and produces white or pink flowers. a small tree with small white flowers, red berries, and sharp points. Any of various thorny shrubs or small trees of the genus Crataegus, in the rose family, native to the northern temperate zone. Many species are native to North America. The simple leaves are usually toothed or lobed. Hawthorns bear white or pink flowers, usually in clusters, and small applelike, red (rarely blue or black) fruits. Many cultivated varieties are grown as ornamentals for their attractive flowers and fruits. The hawthorn is well suited for hedgerows; its combination of sturdy twigs, hard wood, and many thorns makes it a formidable barrier to cattle and hogs
The American hawthorn is Cratægus cordata, which has the leaves but little lobed
European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern North America