🔼: [[🛠 Medicinal Plants 🌿]] # Hawthorn (Crataegus) [^1] Parts used: Leaves, flowers, berries, and the tips of branches. It's most effective when used for several weeks or months. > [!Warning] > While generally considered safe to use with heart medication, consult with a holistic health care provider before trying it. ## Uses - Tones and strengthens [[Heart Health]] and [[Circulation]] / [[Hypertension]] - Culturally used as a remedy for [[💡 Heartbreak]] - [[💡 Depression]] - [[💡 Anxiety]] - [[💡 Stress]] ## Using Hawthorn - [[💡 Tea]], frequently combined with [[🌿 Lemon Balm]] and [[🌿 Oats]] or [[Yarrow]] and [[Motherwort]] for [[Hypertension]]. - [[💡 Tinctures]] - [[💡 Capsules]] - Its berries are often made into jam, commonly available in European grocery stores and pharmacies. - Pairs well with [[🌿 Ginkgo]] as a [[Heart Health]] tonic. - It makes elixir and liqueur blends that are exquisite tasting and yet contain all of the nourishing benefits of the plant.[^1] ## Related - [[On Plant Medicine Dosage...]] - [[🦮 How to Source Herbs]] [^1]: [[📖 ✅ Herbs for Stress & Anxiety - How to Make and Use Herbal Remedies to Strengthen the Nervous System]] by [[Rosemary Gladstar]]