🪶Indigenous / Native American
Hawthorn (Native)
Crataegus laevigata
About Hawthorn (Native)
Hawthorn (Native) (Crataegus laevigata) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American tradition to help with Heart Health, High Blood Pressure, Anxiety, and Cholesterol. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Crataegus laevigata, known as the midland hawthorn, English hawthorn, woodland hawthorn or mayflower, is a species of hawthorn native to western and central Europe, from Great Britain (where it is largely confined to lowland ancient woodland) and Spain east to the Czech Republic and Hungary. It is also present in North Africa. The species name is sometimes spelt C levigata, but the original orthography is C lævigata.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal