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Folium cum Flore Crataegi *
Definition
Folium cum Flore Crataegi consists of the dried flower-bearing branches
of Crataegus monogyna Jacq. (Lindm), C. laevigata (Poir.) DC, their hybrids
or, more rarely, other Crataegus species (Rosaceae). 1
Synonyms
Crataegus monogyna Jacq. (Lindm): C. apiifolia Medik. non Michx., C.
Oxyacantha L. ssp. monogyna Lev., Mespilus elegans Poir., M. monogyna
All., M. Monogyna Ehrh. (3).
Crataegus laevigata (Poir.) DC: C. oxyacantha L., C. oxyacantha L.
ssp. Polygala Lev., C. oxyacanthoides Thuill, Mespilus oxyacantha (Gartn.)
Crantz. (1, 3, 4).
Selected vernacular names
Aubeline, aubepine, biancospino, calabrice, calavrice, eenarijlige meidorn,
eenstijlige meidorn, eingriffeliger Weissdorn, Einkern-Weissdorn, épine
blanche, espinero, espino blanco, espino majuelo, galagonya virágzó ágvég,
hagdorn, hagedorn, harthorne, haw, hawthorn, hedge thorn, majuelo, may,
May thorn, Mehlbeerbaum, Mehldorn, seiyosanzashi, shanzha, sorkh valik,
spina, Stumpf gelappter Weissdorn, Weissdorn, whitethorn, za bur, zu’rurr
el awdiyah, zweigriffeliger Weissdorn, Zweikern-Weissdorn (1, 3, 5–8).
Geographical distribution
Common to the temperate areas of the northern hemisphere, including
eastern areas of North America, parts of South America, east Asia and
Europe (9, 10).
*
Adopted from the volume 2 of WHO monographs on selected medicinal plants.
1
Fructus Crataegi is included in the European pharmacopoeia (1) and in the pharmacopoeia of the
People’s Republic of China (2). However, clinical and pharmacological data for this plant part are
insufficient to justify monographing at this time.
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