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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Fruit | 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. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | 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. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | 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. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Fruit | 0.5 | 1.7 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| COBALT | 2 | Fruit | 0.6 | 2.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CRATAEGOLIC-ACID | 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. |
| CRATAEGOLIC-ACID | 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. |
| CRATAEGUS-BIFLAVANOID-B-2 | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CRATAEGUS-BIFLAVANOID-B-5 | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CRATAEGUS-BIFLAVANOID-C-1 | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CROMIUM | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CROMIUM | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiallergic | 11 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antialopecic | 6 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiamblyopic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiandrogenic | 3 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 4 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antianginal | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiaphthic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiapoplectic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarrhythmic | 9 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 14 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiasthmatic | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |