Hawthorn Berries Whole (OG) (CRATAEGUS OXYACANTHUS)

Description:
Hawthorn Berries come from the English Hawthorn, a deciduous small tree belonging to the Rosaceae family. It has hard wood, thorny branches with glossy yellow-green leaves, white flowers that look like roses with each blossom possessing a single seed vessel producing a separate fruit, which when ripe is a brilliant red berry.

Origin:
United States

Other Names:
Bread and Cheese Tree, Crataegus Oxyacantha, Gazels, Haw, Hawthorn Berries, Ladies' Meat, May Bush, May Tree, Mayblossom, Mayflower, Quickthorn, Quickset, Thorn-apple Tree, Whitethorn

Part Used:
Berry

Culinary Uses:
Hawthorn Berries can be made into jam or added to soup. The Chinese add Hawthorn Berries to the pot when cooking tough old chickens to tenderize it. Hawthorn Berries can be added to wine.
To make a tea, add 2 teaspoons of crushed Hawthorn Berries to 1 cup cold water. Let stand for 7 or 8 hours, then bring quickly to a boil and strain.

Medicinal Uses:
Hawthorn is known for its strong and powerful effect on the circulatory system and helps to regulates high & low blood pressure and slowly break down cholesterol and fat deposits. It is effective for curing insomnia, for treating nervousness, and aids in relieving emotional stress. Hawthorn is also used to prevent miscarriage, useful in a decoction to cure sore throats, a useful diuretic in dropsy and kidney troubles, and can be used to strengthen joint lining, collagen and spinal discs.

Precautions and Adverse Reactions:
Using Hawthorn may potentiate the effects of heart medications.

Magickal Powers and Correspondences:
Powers: Fertility, chastity, fairy magick, fishing magick, and happiness.
Planet Rulership: Mars
Element Rulership: Fire
Gender: Masculine
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