Hawthorn Berries

Physical use

A gentle cardiovascular tonic that can be taken long-term. Its antioxidant and cardioprotective qualities are the reasons it is used as a preventative tonic for people with family history of cardiovascular disease, as well as adjunct therapy for many of our common ‘diseases of aging’ associated with our western diet such as hypercholesterolaemia, hypertension, and atherosclerosis, to name a few!

Conditions

• Can be supportive with high cholesterol, high blood pressure and heart palpitations
• Poor circulation
• Fatigue
• Chronic kidney disease

Thermal qualities

• Cool
• Astringent
• Moist
• Sour
• Sweet

Chakra

• Heart

Energetic use

Helpful when working on family patterns and cyclical issues in your present that may reflect wounds from childhood. Hawthorn enables vulnerability to look at past hurt that may be keeping you in cycles of sorrow or pain.

• Opens you up for a greater depth of feeling and higher capacity to love
• Brings unconscious reactions conscious to allow understanding and change
• Helps identify and take responsibility for blockages need to be dislodged to stimulate healing