
Heart Disease
Hawthorn and heart disease. Hawthorn has been used for heart health for many centuries, Hawthorn has been used for its medicinal properties. Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. I will discuss the magical properties of hawthorn in this article.
Magical Properties of Hawthorn
There have been a plethora of trials using hawthorn and benefits for heart disease. In elderly populations, the use of herbs is increasing. It is estimated that 33% of the elderly population uses alternative or complementary medicine.
The elderly are turning to alternative medicine to treat congestive heart failure because the side effects of these medications to treat congestive heart failure can sometimes have very bad side effects.
Hawthorn and Heart Health: Hawthorn Uses
Today, hawthorn is an official drug in the pharmacies of Brazil, China, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia, and Switzerland.
In fact, in Germany hawthorn is on the formulary as an actual drug to treat congestive heart failure. Thousands of people throughout the world have used hawthorn with good results.
How Does Hawthorn Benefit Heart Disease
Hawthorn acts as an antioxidant. Antioxidants protect against oxidative damage. Antioxidants can help prevent or stop the damage caused by oxidants.
Oxidants are produced naturally in your body and they can be found in the environment. Antioxidants can help lower the incidence of diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, certain cancers, and certain neurological diseases.
Hawthorn also has hypotensive properties. Hawthorn Decreases high blood pressure by causing the blood vessels in the body to relax with the stimulation of nitrous oxide.
Hawthorn has been known to decrease cholesterol because it inhibits the absorption of dietary cholesterol. Hawthorn has a direct action on the heart cells which results in an increase in coronary flow, an increase in the relaxation of the heart vessels, and antiarrhythmic actions.
There have been many trials down to assess the effectiveness of Hawthorne and the benefits to the heart. The Hawthorn preparation used was WS1442.
The dosage used was 900 mg per day and the trial lasted two years. The result of this trial was that there was a reduction in the incidence of sudden death in patients that had moderately decreased left ventricular function.
Another trial was done that lasted six months, and the dosage was 450 mg taken twice a day. This study showed that the participants had A decreased need for diuretics. These Participants also had a modest reduction and systolic and that diastolic blood pressure.
In 2004, a trial was done with Hawthorn on patients with stage 2 heart failure.
The three cardinal symptoms of heart failure which include fatigue, shortness of breath on exertion, and palpitations were significantly decreased in the group that used the WS1442 Hawthorn preparation.
They also had improved exercise capacity and overall symptom reduction.
Hawthorn Berry Dosage
How much Hawthorn berry needed to lower blood pressure? In the trials, the average dose was 900 mg divided into 450 mg twice a day.
The leaves and berries were used. However, I have used other name brands. The most important thing to remember is to make sure that the preparation has berries and leaves.
Nature’s Way makes an excellent hawthorn preparation: Hawthorn (Standardized). Life Extension also makes a good preparation of Hawthorn
Hawthorn Berry Side Effects
Hawthorn has been consistently proven to be tolerated by patients with negligible side effects. There have been no signs of toxicity even when doses up to 1800 mg per day were used. Hawthorne shares the same action as Digoxin, but it does not have the side effects that digoxin has.
Drug-Herb Interactions
The only drug that is known to possibly interact with Hawthorn is digoxin and that is because it has similar actions on the body. Also since Hawthorn decreases blood pressure, people who are taking high blood pressure medication should monitor their blood pressure daily.
Also, people taking hawthorn should let their cardiologist be aware of.
I have personally used Hawthorne with very positive results. The actual preparation that was used in the trials was WS1442. This is not readily available here in the United States. However, there are many standard preparations of Hawthorne that are effective.
Conclusion
Hawthorn has been used for centuries to treat chest pain, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, and elevated cholesterol. However, not all hawthorn is made equally. It is important to get the leaves and flowers of the Hawthorn shrub.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and throughout the world. Heart attacks claim 300,000 lives in the United States annually. These are the magical properties of hawthorn.

My name is Phyllis Robinson MSN, RN. I have been a Registered Nurse for 27 years in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. I am passionate about cardiac care and heart disease. I also want this blog to be an educational tool that people can refer to for traditional and alternative treatment. I will blog on heart disorders such as high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and high cholesterol.
I received my Nursing degree from Baltimore Community College.
I went on to receive my Masters in Nursing from Walden University
I have worked for almost 30 years in Critical Care with a focus on heart health. I am an advocate of preventive healthcare.
I learned important information reading your article. Two high blood pressure medications I was prescribed have since been recalled. The third prescription has dangerous side effects. I am not interested in taking another prescription however I know I must address my moderate/high blood pressure. I seek to learn and use natural medications. Thank you
If your blood pressure is not too high, there are so many things you can do to decrease your blood pressure. Magnesium, Hawthorne, a low-carb diet, losing just 10 pounds, all of these things will lower your blood pressurE. Be sure and let me know how it goes.
How is your high blood pressure doing?
Hi Phyllis ! My Doctor has diagnosed me with Heart Failure !
My Coronary Arteries are clear , I haven’t had any heart attacks , but apparently my left ventricle isn’t pumping strongly enough? but no signs why , on my MRI SCAN ???
Plus I have had mild atrialfibulation for the last 10 yrs with no medication ! But I have been taking 2500mgs since being diagnosed ten years ago ! Plus magnesium and Potassium, and multi vitamins , L-Citrulline and Arginine also fish oil and Vit E and Vit C ! ! I keep asking my Heart doctor who is Extremely anti natural therapies !and he keeps wanting to stuff a load of drugs down me 😱
I ask him What I can do to get my Heart beating stronger ? But he just ignores the question and
says ,that there is nothing that I can do to help myself , except takes theBig Pharma pills he has been trying to make me take for the last 12 months ! I suggested More regular exercise and he said , that won’t help ???
Can you please help me as he is so negative it is depressing me ! I am considering changing doctors to find someone more positive !
By the way I am a fit for my age 75 yrs old man ! Many Blessings Thanks ! James Merlin 🌈⭐️🌺🙏
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You need magnesium, Coq10, ribose, and carnitine.
Phyllis ! The 2500mgs I referred to in my previous text was clinically standardised Hawthorn
Many Thanks ! James ! 😊