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Article: Standardized hawthorn extract WS 1442 -- herbal approach to congestive heart failure.
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- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- August 1, 2002
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The development of a standardized extract of hawthorn leaves and flowers in Europe has led to a novel approach to the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF). Clinical trials with an extract standardized to oligomeric procyanidins (WS 1442) have successfully demonstrated improved cardiac function and improved quality of life in patients with early stage CHF.
Hawthorn is a small, shrub-like tree with sharp thorns, often found in woodlands. A member of the Rosaceae family, hawthorn is the popular name given to the plant genus Crataegus, which includes over 100 species. The two species used most frequently for the development of standardized extracts are ...