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botanical illustration of Hawthorn, Crataegus oxyacantha

botanical record · discovered

Hawthorn

Crataegus oxyacantha

Hawthorn · Aubépine · Aubépine, Néflier · Biancospini · Biancospino · Bima e murrizit · Blanque épine · Chi Sơn tra · Crataegus · Doʻlana · Espinheiro · Espino · Espinos y tejocotes · Galagonya · Glog · Gudobelė · Guhîj · Głog · Głóg · Haageduurn

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, US

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Arteriosclerosis, Cardiotonic, Cyanogenetic, Depurative

Science studied: not documented

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Rosaceae

Scientific name: Crataegus oxyacantha

Common names: Hawthorn, Aubépine, Aubépine, Néflier, Biancospini, Biancospino, Bima e murrizit, Blanque épine, Chi Sơn tra, Crataegus, Doʻlana, Espinheiro, Espino, Espinos y tejocotes, Galagonya, Glog, Gudobelė, Guhîj, Głog, Głóg, Haageduurn

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Turkey, US.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Arteriosclerosis
  • Cardiotonic
  • Cyanogenetic
  • Depurative
  • Discutient
  • Diuretic
  • Dyspnea
  • Fumitory
show 6 more documented entries
  • Hypertension
  • Hypotensive
  • Stomachic
  • Tea
  • Intestinal tonic
  • Spasm

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • Elsewhere
  • Turkey
  • US

Documented cultural uses

  • Arteriosclerosis
  • Cardiotonic
  • Cyanogenetic
  • Depurative
  • Discutient
  • Diuretic
  • Dyspnea
  • Fumitory
  • Hypertension
  • Hypotensive
  • Stomachic
  • Tea
show 2 more documented entries
  • Intestinal tonic
  • Spasm

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Crataegus oxyacantha Extract Enhances Cardiac Adaptation and Reduces Oxidative-Inflammatory Stress in Broiler Chickens Raised at High Altitude Under Cold Stress. · 2026 source ↗
  • Antioxidant and antihyperlipidemic effects of hawthorn extract (Crataegus oxyacantha) in broiler chickens. · 2024 source ↗
  • Deciphering Structural Dynamics of Atherosclerosis Proteins: Insights from <i>Crataegus oxyacantha</i> Phytochemicals that Interceded Functional and Structural Changes in Targeted Atherosclerotic Proteins. · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

no compound records in this source record

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Crataegus oxyacantha
Crataegus oxyacantha · Theodor Zwinger III. (* 26 August 1658; † 22 April 1724)

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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