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Crataegus oxyacantha
Family : Rosaceae
English name : Howthorn
Cashmerian name : Reng
Other names : Aubepine, Hawthorn, Hawtorn, May tree, Rundhagtorn
Trade name : Aubepine
Regions distribution : Kashmir, Mirpur, Muzafarabad, Gilgat, Murree, Kishtwar, Kokernag, Phalgam, Aferica,USA, Afghanistan, Pakistan. W.Siberia.
Part Used : Ripe Fruit Berries and flowers
Other uses : Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Carvings, Flooring, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Millwork, Mine timbers, Musical instruments, Plywood, Poles, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative
Chemical Constituents : Cynogenetic glycosidesCrategin. Amines viz. O-methoxy phenethylamine. Tyramine. Rutin HyperosideVitexin glyxcosidesOrientin glycoside Procyanidins Citric tartaric and crataegus acids
Medicinal uses : Used as a blood purifier, for :High blood pressure.Arteriosclerosis, cardiac disease including dyspnoea, its hypertrophy Valvular insuffieicny Paroxysmal tachycardiaRemoves crustaceous and calcareous deposits from inside of arteriesUsed for toning or treating : Heat muscles Myocarditis Irregular heartbeat Painful sensation of pressure in left side of chest below clavicle Pain in back of head and neckCardiac dropsy with fatty degeneration Extreme dysponea on least exertion with much increase in pulse Dialated heart with first sound dull Vulvular murmursAngina pectoris Skin blueness of finger snadtoesGreat insomnia.
Crataegus oxyacantha (Hawthorn) planting materials are available at:
The Jammu and Kashmir Medicinal Plants Introduction Centre-JKMPIC
"Ginkgo House" Azizabad, (Via Wuyan-Meej Road), Pampore PPR JK 192121
Or
Mailing address: POB: 667 GPO Srinagar SGR JK 190001
Plant/R&D Centre at: Sonamarag
Mob: 09858986794
Ph: 01933-223705
e-mail: jkmpic@gmail.com