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Common Names
Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROCYANIDIN | 11 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-2 | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-2 | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-4 | 4 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-5 | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-C-1 | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 3906.0 | 14000.0 | -1.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PYCNOGENOL | 6 | Shoot | 10000.0 | 30000.0 | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-RHAMNOGALACTOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| QUERCETIN-3-RHAMNOGALACTOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| QUERCETIN-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Schussler, M., Fricke, U., Nikolov, N., and Holzl, J. 1991. Comparison of the Flavonoids Occurring in Crataegus species and Inhibition of 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Phosphodiesterase. Plant Medica 57: Suppl Issue 2. p.A-133. |
| QUERCITRIN | 44 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| RHAMNOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Bud | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Kidney) | 2 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 2 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Thyroid) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 5 | Cancer Research, 48: 5941. |
| Antitussive | 4 | Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators) |
| Antiulcer | 13 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiulcerogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiurethrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaccinia | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |