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European Journal of Heart Failure 2008 10(12):1153-1157; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.10.003
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© 2008 European Society of Cardiology

Towards a systematic scientific approach in the assessment of efficacy of an herbal preparation: Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)

Ambrose Furey* and Mary Tassell

Team Elucidate, Department of Chemistry, Cork Institute of Technology Bishopstown, Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland E-mail address: ambrose.furey@cit.ie (A. Furey).

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +353 87 9116110; fax: +353 21 4345191.

Key Words: Crataegus • Hawthorn • SPICE trial • Treatment

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Crataegus spp. (Hawthorn) is a genus composed of nearly 300 species. Evidence exists of man's use of hawthorn as a food source from as early as the late Iron Age [1]. The name ‘hawthorn’ is in fact thought to be an Anglo-Saxon name: the Anglo-Saxon being haegthorn [2]. Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), belongs to the Rosaceae family and consists of small, deciduous, fruit bearing trees and shrubs with thorny branches. The plant species has been utilised medicinally worldwide. It is notable that the medicinal use of hawthorn in the treatment of conditions relating to the cardiovascular system is comparable globally. The 1633 edition of John Gerard's ‘Herbal’ states that hawthorn berries are very astringent and used to stay the laske, the menses and all other fluxes of bloud [3]. Recorded evidence of folk use also reflects its astringent properties, coupled with some uses relating to the cardiovascular . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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