Hawthorn (Dried)
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The hawthorn fruit are small, bright red fruits that are grow on the hawthorn tree
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The hawthorn shrubs or trees stand no taller than 15 m in height and produce a white flower along side the fruit
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The fruit is often used by the Chinese to produce snack, jams, jellies, beverages and alcoholic beverages
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Dried hawthorn fruits store very well in dry conditions and can keep up to 6 months in a sealed container
How do I prepare it?
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Soak the hawthorn fruit in warm water and wash before usage
Where can I buy this?
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In Asian supermarkets, you can purchase them prepackaged
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You can also purchase them from Chinese speciality stores (pharmacies) in bulk by weight
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There are a variety of hawthorn products available in Asian supermarkets as well (such as drinks and hawthorn flakes)
What is the cost?
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Dried hawthorn costs around $2.00 – $3.00 CAD / pound
Any benefits?
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The fruit is extremely high in Vitamin C content
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Hawthorn fruit is used in traditional Chinese medicine to assist with digestion
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When boiled into a sweet soup, it is known to relieve heatiness
Any precautions?
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Extreme consumption can lead to cardiac arrhythmia and low blood pressure
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It is also known to cause nausea and is sometimes used as a sedative
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In New Mexico, I cannot find hawthorne fruit (dried). Do you have an online source that you can recommend that I could order from?
Thank you.
After some research, I would recommend purchasing from US sites. A few reasons are that the transactions are usually secured by trusted systems, shipping is cheaper (esp with the US), and most sellers are trusted sources as compared to international sellers.
A few good sites I found:
They sell hawthorn as dried berries, leaves and powdered
http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/search/search.php?refine=y&keywords=hawthorn
Another source:
http://www.kalyx.com/store/proddetail.cfm/ItemID/797566.0/CategoryID/12500.0/SubCatID/15.0/file.htm
We do not endorse any of the above links – but merely provide it as a reference. I will try to find you more links and sources.