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
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- 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

Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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