Functions:
Chemicals in hawthorn may act directly on the heart muscle to increase the force of heartbeats and on the blood vessels to relax the arteries around the heart. It may also lengthen the time that the heart rests between beats, and work indirectly by widening blood vessels close to the surface of the skin.
Clinical uses:
1. Taken orally to relieve chronic heart conditions; primarily congestive heart failure, but also angina and arrhythmias
2. May also help to lower blood pressure
Note:
Due to its multiple effects on the heart, hawthorn should not be taken before its use has been discussed with a doctor.
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