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Article: Hawthorn significantly benefits heart failure.(News)
- Article from:
- The Journal of Chinese Medicine
- Article date:
- June 1, 2008
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Extract of Hawthorn fruit (shan zha) can significantly ease the symptoms of chronic heart failure when used as an adjunct to conventional treatment. A meta-analysis of the results of ten trials including 855 patients indicated that the extract increased the maximum workload that patients could endure, along with their exercise tolerance, while cardiac oxygen ...