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(Crataegus Oxyacantha)
Description
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
* For definition of some of the above terms see the dictionary section
of this book.
NUTRIENT COMPOSITION
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Hawthorn is hypotensive
It was once assumed that hawthorn and digitalis belonged to the same
class of agents. That hypothesis has been totally refuted by studies
which demonstrated that hawthorn may partly antagonize the
undesirable properties of digitalis. In addition, hawthorn enhances pulse
and positively potentiates the force of muscular contractions. It
enhances cardiac output or performance in rats as measured by stress
swimming trials. On isolated from heart, it has a tonic and normalizing
action. Unlike digitalis, hawthorn lowers blood pressure through dilation
of peripheral vessels, rather than by direct action on the heart. Thus it
preserves critical reflexive blood pressure regulation. In man, hawthorn
acts even on the healthy heart to increase cardiac activity. Hawthorn
appears to have less of an immediate effect than digitalis. After longer
periods of use, subjective betterment accompanied by objective
measurable improvement in tonus and regulation of cardiac activity are
observed with hawthorn. Unlike digitalis, hawthorn exhibits an absence
of cumulative activity; it appears to occupy a position somewhere
between digitalis and adrenaline.
After 14 hours of abstinence from food, the blood levels of free fatty
acids, free glycerol, triglyceride, glucose, lactate, and pyruvate were
measured in ten human subjects. These levels were measured again 30,
60, and 120 minutes after intravenous injection of hawthorn extracts.
Thirty and sixty minutes after injection, a significant decrease in free
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fatty acids and lactate was observed. Glucose and pyruvate also
decreased, whereas the concentration of triglycerides increased. The
observed alterations in fat and carbohydrate metabolism suggests that
hawthorn has an anabolic effect on metabolism, presumably by an
influence on the enzymatic system. In this way, a decrease in oxygen
and energy consumption would occur.
TOXICITY FACTORS
Known Interactions
The effects of hawthorn and digitalis are synergistic, such that only half
the normal dose of digitalis is required if hawthorn is also being used.
Possible Interactions
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