Hawthorne Max-V 250 mg 60 VCaps

Hawthorn’s berries and flowering tops have beenused medicinally for close to two millennia as atreatment for digestive problems, kidney and bladderstones, and as a diuretic. Only recently hashawthorn’s cardioprotective benefits beenrecognized. Today hawthorn is perceived, especiallyin Europe, as a prime supplement for healthycardiovascular support.The cardiotherapeutic properties of hawthorn are dueto its high content of many biologically activeflavonoid compounds, including anthocyanidins,proanthocyanidins, quercetin, vitexin, vitexinramnoside, as well as catechin and epicatechin.Hawthorn extract has been shown in human as wellas animal studies to improve circulation by dilatingcoronary blood vessels. Dilation of these bloodvessels consequently increases blood, and thusoxygen supply to the heart. Components of hawthornextract have also been demonstrated to inhibitangiotensin-converting enzyme, thus reducing bloodvessel constriction.Hawthorn extract normalizes heart rate, as well asproviding a positive inotropic effect. These propertiesof hawthorn, together with its vasodilatory anddiuretic effects, are the basis for its use incardiovascular support.