Scientific Name
Crataegus songarica K. Koch
Synonyms
Crataegus oxycantha L.
Family
Rosaceae
Local Name
Jand Proar
Habit Habitat
A deciduous spiny tree up to 8-10 m tall, found in temperate zone.
Taxonomic Features
Leaves simple, ovate or rhombic in outline, deeply and sharply lobed. Inflorescence a corymb, 3-4 cm in diameter, many-flowered. Flower actinomorphic, white.Sepals-5,triangular.Petals-5, round. Fruit a pome, fleshy, dark red, globose.
Flowering Fruiting
April-August
Harvesting Time
May-October
Medicinal Value
Leaves, flowers and haws are cardiac and circulating tonic, treating heart weakness caused by kidney disease, thickening tissues, artery spasm and irregular heart beat. Take Hawthorn in palpitations, atherosclerosis, angina, hypertension and nervousness. Locally a tea has been introduced in local areas.
Parts Used
Bark, fruit, flower and leaf.
Future Prospective
Conservation, Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
Plant Images
Crataegus songarica K. Koch