Hooray for Hawthorne!

Crataegus spp

Hawthorne is one of the wildcrafters staples both in the spring and fall. The parts that are used include leaves, flowers and berries.
Harvest the leaves and flowers in the spring and berries in the fall. Excellent as an oxymel, elixir, honey, dried, and tinctures.
Hawthorne is used to support cardiac health and ease moderate anxiety. High in vitamin A,C and flavonoids. Hawthorne helps to repair and strengthen heart tissue and regulate hypertension,(high blood pressure) if you are HYPOtensive(low blood pressure), please use with care.
It works to calm nervous tension my calming the central nervous system, thus helping with anxiety.
The tannins aid in stomach issues such as diarrhea and dysentery.

This particular variety is know and cockspur Hawthorne and is native from Quebec to Chicago down through Texas.
When harvesting always due so in a sustainable manner so that you leave enough flowers to make berries and berries to fed the wildlife 😉