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hawthorn /haw·thorn/ (haw´thorn) a shrub or tree of the genus Crataegus, or a preparation of the flowers, fruit, and leaves of certain of its species, having a mechanism of action similar to that of digitalis; used to decrease output in congestive heart failure; also used in traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy, and folk medicine. hawthorn, n Latin name: Crataegus spp.; parts used: flowers, fruits, leaves; uses: high blood pressure, arrhythmias, arteriosclerosis, Buhrger's disease, congestive heart disease, angina pectoris; precautions: patients taking beta-blockers, cardiac glycosides, CNS depressants, Adonis vernalis, or lily of the valley. Also called Li 132, may, maybush, quickset, thorn-apple tree, or whitethorn. ) Hawthorn. |
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| Fortunately, by 1979 the taxonomic "lumpers" (those who lump together similar species) had gained the upper hand over the "splitters," (those who classify minor species variations as separate trees) and had whittled the number of hawthorns down to the 35 native species recognized in Little's Checklist and in the current Register. You can tell that spring has really sprung when the India hawthorns are in bloom. If field guides were like old maps, hawthorns would be placed near the edge with the warning: Here there be monsters |
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