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Old 03-10-2009, 07:31 PM #1
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is hawthorn an ok herb to take? i am hearing contradicting statements throughout the internet.
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Here is a good monograph on it:

http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/hawthorn-000256.htm

I am careful about this herb. I don't think it should be taken
unless there is a real need for it, and then it should be monitored by a doctor.

People in the younger age groups do not have the potential need for it.
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ok yah, i was wondering cause it happened to be in a combination formula i was looking at. specifically for asthma/breathing type symptoms.
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so i ended up trying this herb. and for some reason, the effects i got from it felt like euphoria, but probably just because i felt like i had increased circulation and dilation of blood vessels. i took this brand, so it felt powerful.

http://www.iherb.com/Now-Foods-Hawth...Vcaps/639?at=0

but, i would like a recommendation of a product with a lower amount of hawthorn, so that i could actually take it without, feeling too crazy.

it really is a good herb. but has to be taken in lower amounts i believe, especially in younger people.

it almost felt liek a cure for the issues i was having.
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You'll just have to do a search online for a product that is less if you feel this is too strong for you.
Or open the caps and dump 1/2 out per dose.
You can buy empty capsules at some health food stores.

Please be careful with it. Anything that affects the heart, should be used with caution. Mixing with other drugs may be problematic.
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You'll just have to do a search online for a product that is less if you feel this is too strong for you.
Or open the caps and dump 1/2 out per dose.
You can buy empty capsules at some health food stores.

Please be careful with it. Anything that affects the heart, should be used with caution. Mixing with other drugs may be problematic.
yah, ill be sure to discuss this with my doctor, to even continue taking it.
and ill also be sure i get that chest ct scan, that my doctor ordered, but i hafta wait to get because of insurance.

also, does chest ct scans just check out the heart and lungs? or is it also like a ct angiogram??
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This discusses the scans in detail, the various types etc.
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/ct-heart-scan
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This discusses the scans in detail, the various types etc.
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/ct-heart-scan
thanks but i meant does a chest scan thoroughly rule it out. cause that is was it is called. you sent me scans that discussed Coronary CT angiography(CTA) which im pretty sure i did not have, and also full body scan(CT) which i also did not have. I had a Chest CT scan.
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Its a good heart supplement, but check with your doctor on dosage if your on betablockers or other heart medication. If you have low blood pressure or arrhythmias, becareful.. but Hawthorn is generally safe.

Its used in Europe for heart health all the time.
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