“Unbreak my heart...” - Toni Braxton

Name: Crataegus monogyna / Hawthorn

A gentle heart tonic. Hawthorn berries have a gentle, yet powerful, way of toning & strengthening the heart and circulatory system.

These little red berries and delicate white flowers, FULL of bioflavonoids, assist the heart when blood pressure is high and palpitations are frequent. Easing tension and toning the circulatory system, the same system that when left unsupported leads to varicose veins.

Many studies have shown that toning the heart improves the oxygen uptake of the heart. When the heart is better able to distribute oxygen via blood cells, the limbs are better able to receive the blood and pump it back. (Hello, Raynauds)

Incorporating Hawthorn into your lifestyle and daily routine may help maintain healthy heart function as a preventative measure. In conjunction with a diagnosis from a physician, the herb helps improve cardiovascular health.

This, of course, is not an overnight quick-fix. This herbal remedy requires consistency, patience, and intention - exactly what the heart deserves.

TCM: Heart & Digestion

Energetics: Cooling & Moistening

Parts used: berries (haws), leaf & flower, thorns

Notable constituents:Oligomeric procyanidins, flavonoids - Rutin, Quercetin, Vitexin, among others