Hawthorn Extract Powder

Hawthorn Extract Powder is an extract derived from the dried and ripe fruits of the rose family plant, Crataegus pinnatifida Bge. (or C. pinnatifida Bge. Var. major N.E.Br., or wild hawthorn C. cuneata S.et Z.). It is commonly found in the form of a brownish yellow powder. Here is a detailed analysis of hawthorn fruit extract in English:

Main Components

• Flavonoid Compounds: The most important active substance in hawthorn fruit extract, including rutin and quercetin, which possess various pharmacological effects.
• Triterpenoid Compounds: Another type of active compound found in hawthorn fruit in high concentrations, known for their sedative, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and hypoglycemic effects.
• Organic Acids: Mainly including malic acid, succinic acid, and oxalic acid, among which malic acid has the highest content.
• Other Components: Also containing sugars, proteins, fats, vitamin C, carotene, calcium, iron, and other substances.

Functional Properties and Benefits

1. Cardiotonic Effect: Hawthorn extract can increase myocardial contractility, cardiac output, and slow down heart rate.
2. Improvement of Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Oxygen Consumption: It can increase coronary blood flow and reduce myocardial oxygen consumption and oxygen utilization.
3. Effect on Myocardial Nutritive Blood Flow: This may be related to the dilation of coronary vessel beds and improvement of coronary circulation.
4. Protective Effect on Experimental Myocardial Ischemia: It has a protective effect on acute myocardial ischemia induced by isoprenaline sulfate in guinea pigs.
5. Antihypertensive Effect: Hawthorn ethanol extract has a relatively long-lasting hypotensive effect.
6. Hypolipidemic Effect: It can reduce serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
7. Digestive Promotion: It has the effect of strengthening the stomach and promoting digestion, promoting gastrointestinal motility, and stimulating the secretion of digestive enzymes.
8. Other Effects: Including antibacterial, anti-tumor, and apoptosis-inducing effects.

Clinical Applications

Hawthorn fruit extract has the effect of digesting stagnated food, promoting qi circulation and dispersing blood stasis, reducing turbid lipids, and eliminating phlegm, coughing, and wheezing. It can be used to treat indigestion, dysmenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain due to blood stasis, chest obstruction and heartache, hyperlipidemia, and other conditions.

Precautions

• Hawthorn extract should not be consumed excessively to avoid aggravating the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, causing abdominal distension, abdominal pain, and other discomforts.
• Pregnant women and patients with poor gastrointestinal function should avoid consuming hawthorn extract to prevent aggravating their conditions.
• If any discomfort occurs after consuming hawthorn extract, medical treatment should be sought promptly.