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Botanical name: Crataegus, various species
Family Rosaceae
Botany
Parts used: flora, leaves, berries
Therapeutic actions
Alterative: gradually restores proper functioning to the body's metabolism
Antioxidant
Adaptogen: aid in the body's ability to adapt to stress in all forms
Anti-arrhythmic
Cardio tonic
Diuretic: increases the secretion and expulsion of urine
Hypotensive: lowers blood pressure
Nutritive
Vasodilator: increase the internal diameter of blood vessels
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Emilee Wright
A Mercurial Consciousness