Product Name      Hawthorn Fruit Extract

Latin Name         Crataegus pinnatifida Bge．

Family              Rosaceae

Genus              Crataegus

Used Part           Fruit

Introduction

Crataegus monogyna, known as common hawthorn or single-seeded hawthorn, is a species of hawthorn native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. It has been introduced in many other parts of the world where it is an invasive weed. Other common names include may, mayblossom, maythorn, quickthorn, whitethorn, motherdie, and haw. This species is one of several that have been referred to as Crataegus oxyacantha, a name that has been rejected by the botanical community as too ambiguous.

Character

Brown-Yellow Powder

Available Specification

Flavone2%-50%HPLC

Pharmacological function

1. Improving the tolerability of mycardium to hypoxia and act against cardiac infarct like propanolol.
2. Dilating coronary artery and improving the vitality of myocardium.
3. Decreasing blood lipids, blood pressure and the cerebral vascular resistance.
4. Act against arrhythmia, expecially atrial or ventricular premature beats, but have no effect on effect on atrial fibrillation.
5. Significantly suppress the platelet aggregation induced by collagen.

Application

Pharmaceutical raw materials, Health food