Hawthorn

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Stomach), Circulation, Diarrhea, Digestive

Science studied: AMYGDALIN, ARSENIC, CHLOROGENIC-ACID, COPPER

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 cuneata

Common names: Hawthorn, Chinese hawthorn, Nippon hawthorn, nan shan zha, sanzashi, ye shan zha

POWO: 723209-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in China, TW.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Stomach)
• Circulation
• Diarrhea
• Digestive
• Spasm
• Dysentery
• Dyspepsia
• Hernia

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• TW

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Stomach)
• Circulation
• Diarrhea
• Digestive
• Spasm
• Dysentery
• Dyspepsia
• Hernia
• Marasmus

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Ache(Stomach) · China · "
• Circulation · China · "
• Diarrhea · China · "
• Digestive · China · "
• Spasm · China · "
• Dysentery · China · "
• Dyspepsia · China · "
• Hernia · China · "
• Marasmus · China · "

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

• A comprehensive strategy integrating metabolomics with multiple chemometric for discovery of function related active markers for assessment of foodstuffs: A case of hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata) fruits. · 2022 source ↗
• Extraction optimization, structural characterization and bioactivity evaluation of triterpenoids from hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata) fruits · 2017 source ↗
• [The influence of medicated serum with root of Crataegus cuneata on human sperm motility parameters in vitro]. · 2006 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• AMYGDALIN
• ARSENIC
• CHLOROGENIC-ACID
• COPPER
• MANGANESE
• QUERCETIN
• URSOLIC-ACID
• SODIUM
• CALCIUM
• CRATAEGOLIC-ACID
• MERCURY
• ZINC
• IRON
• POTASSIUM
• MAGNESIUM

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

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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