What do you know about Hawthorn?

Hawthorn fruits are small in size and range in color from yellow to red and even black. The taste of hawthorn is between sour and sweet. They contain nutrients such as anthocyanidins and proanthocyanidins.

Its trees grow green from the beginning of spring, and the fruit of the hawthorn tree is born at the end of September. This fruit is harvested in early autumn and is actually an autumn fruit.

Hawthorn is considered a wild fruit that grows in different parts of the world, including Iran, Europe, North America and generally temperate regions.

This fruit grows in many provinces of Iran, but the first rank of hawthorn production in Iran belongs to East Azerbaijan. Hawthorn has a cold and dry nature.

Due to its structure, the hawthorn tree has good resistance in harsh weather. There are different types of hawthorn, of course, more than 200 species have been named.

types

• Crataegus rhipidophylla
• common (Crataegus monogyna)
• English (Crataegus laevigata)
• red (Crataegus coccinea)
• Chinese (Crataegus pinnatifida)
• Lavalle (rataegus x lavallei ‘Carrierei’)
• Crataegus azarolus
• ..

Different ways of using this fruit

There are several ways you can add this fruit to your diet:

• Raw consumption: Raw hawthorn has a sour and slightly sweet taste and can be a wonderful snack.
• Use of hawthorn tea: You can buy ready-made hawthorn tea or make tea by drying the fruit, flowers and leaves of this plant.
• Use of hawthorn in jam and dessert: hawthorn is a tasty fruit. You can make jam and syrup with it or use it in baking desserts and sweets.
• Preparation of vinegar and pickles: You can make delicious vinegar by fermenting hawthorn. As a seasoning in salad dressing
• Food supplements: You can use hawthorn as a supplement and extract. This supplement is available in powder, tablet, or liquid form.

An important point

Hawthorn should be stored in a dry and cool place. Its fruit can be consumed fresh for up to 2 weeks if stored properly. If you want to use it in other seasons, you can freeze as much of this fruit as you like.

The use of dried and powdered hawthorn in the preparation of types:

• tea
• drink
• extract

Properties

• Anti heart failure
• Blood pressure reducer
• Anti-anxiety properties
• Prevent cancer
• Enhance vision
• Regulation of blood cholesterol levels
• Good for heart health
• Regulation of cholesterol levels
• A rich source of antioxidants
• Improves the digestive system
• Reduction of menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes
• Anti-inflammatory effects
• Prevention of liver diseases
• Treatment of insomnia
• Increase and strengthen metabolism
• Help to lose weight
• Help skin health
• Prevention of hair loss
• Reducing cold symptoms

Complications

• This fruit should not be taken at the same time with several medicines. Such as: heart, digestive and blood pressure medicines
• Arbitrary consumption of this fruit can have irreparable risks for people who consume these pills. Nausea, migraine, dizziness, fatigue, vomiting, drowsiness, skin spots, headache and heart palpitations, intestinal diseases are among the consequences of excessive consumption. The use of extract or infusion of hawthorn leaves and flowers.
• Pregnant and lactating women should follow as much as possible.

Nutritional value table