*purchased organic herb*

Hawthorn Berries (Crataegus Spp.)

Taste: Slightly Sweet and Sour

Energetics: Cooling, Drying, Tonic (tissues), Relaxant (nerves)

Actions: Astringent, Antioxidant, Cardiovascular Tonic, Cardiovascular Trophorestorative, Digestive, Nervine, Vasodilator

Affinities: Cardiovascular System, Nervous System, Digestive System

Preparations: Tincture, Herbal Decoction, Powder, Syrup

Contraindications: blood pressure medications, bleeding disorders, hypotension, caution with anticoagulants, central nervous system depressants, hypotensives, vasodilators, insulin and hypoglycemics

Herb-Drug Interaction: contraindicated with heart medications (betablockers, digoxin)

**Please note that sometimes dried hawthorn berries develop a white film on their surface. This is a natural sucrose maturing on the outer skin of the berry and is not to be confused with mould**