🪶Indigenous / Native American

Hawthorn

fruit

Conditions addressed

Heart Health High Blood Pressure Cholesterol Circulation Digestive Issues

How to use

½–1 cup fresh daily, or 2–3 tbsp dried

Eat fresh, raw, or dried.
Can be blended into smoothies, juiced, or added to salads and grain bowls.

Pregnancy, Breastfeeding & Children

Pregnancy

Use Caution

Limited formal pregnancy safety data; as a cardiovascular-active herb (affects heart rhythm and blood pressure) it's generally used only under medical/cardiology guidance during pregnancy, not self-directed.

Breastfeeding

Use Caution

Limited formal safety data during breastfeeding; cardiovascular activity means it's generally used under guidance.

Children

Avoid

Cardiovascular-active effects mean hawthorn is not used in children without specific medical guidance.

Interactions & contraindications

Digoxin and other cardiac medications

May potentiate cardiac glycoside effects — requires medical supervision.

Blood pressure medications

Additive blood-pressure-lowering effect.