WILD FRUITS AND BERRIES – HAWTHORN (CRATAEGUS OXYACANTHA)
The splendid remedy, Crataegisan, is made from the dark red berries, haws, to be found hanging in small bunches from the thorny hawthorn shrubs by the wayside or in the meadows every autumn. When I was a child, my friends and I called them ‘mealy berries’. We children did not know anything about them, except that they were good to eat (their pulpy inside is not unlike cooked sweet potato) and of course we ate them because there was probably nothing else at that particular moment. Certainly we did not need those berries when we were young, for Crataegus is a heart remedy, and is particularly valuable in cases of weak heart muscles.
When arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure and, especially, a hardened and constricted coronary artery are diagnosed, there is
no doubt that Crataegus is the best, the most harmless and the most reliable remedy that can be taken. Arnica, mixed in the right proportion with Crataegus, makes up a compound remedy that has benefited many elderly people, even to the extent of lengthening their lives.
Crataegisan is a successful remedy for angina pectoris, when heart cramps occur. These cramps are usually accompanied by stabbing pains in the region of the heart resulting in difficult breathing and a weak, irregular pulse. In this case, where immediate relief is necessary, take 5-10 drops every half hour. When the pains subside and the cramps have eased, 15-20 drops taken three times a day will suffice.
For cardiac dilatation, the main treatment should consist of heart hormones and Crataegus taken at the same time.
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