H awthorn, a Crataegus species, is part of a genus of spiny shrubs and trees native to temperate regions in the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia, and North America. Depending on the taxonomic interpretation, between 200 and 1,000 species of Crataegus have been recognized. Hawthorn is the oldest known medicinal plant in European medicine; its actions on the heart were first described by Diosc...

A phytochemical study of two plant species, Viscum cruciatum Sieber and Crataegus monogyna Jacq., was completed to investigate the influence of the parasite Viscum cruciatum on the host Crataegus monogyna. The study was carried out with two samples and consisted of hexane extracts of the Viscum cruciatum parasitizing on Crataegus monogyna and C monogyna. In these samples ursolic acid, beta-sito...

Illicium verum (badiane or star anise), Crataegus oxyacantha ssp monogyna (hawthorn) and Allium cepa (onion), have traditionnally been used as medicinal plants in Algeria. This study showed that the outer layer of onion is rich in flavonols with contents of 103 ± 7.90 µg/g DW (red variety) and 17.3 ± 0.69 µg/gDW (white variety). We also determined flavonols contents of 14.3 ± 0.21 µg/g 1.65 ± 0...

Investigations on procyanidin profile on Bulgarian Crataegus oxycantha fruits extract has been carried out by different analytical approaches based on chromatographic methods. We retained of interest to test the validity of direct infusion of Crataegus extract in ESI conditions to achieve an immediate fingerprinting of the procyanidins therein contained. The results are compared with those obta...

OBJECTIVE Cyclosporine (Cs), a cyclic undecapeptide with potent immuno suppressive activity, causes several adverse effects including reproductive toxicity. This study aims to examine the ability of Crataegus monogyna aqueous fruit extract as an antioxidant to protect against Cs-induced reproductive toxicity. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this experimental study, 32 adult male Wistar rats were div...

Citation: Agalou A, Thrapsianiotis M, Angelis A, Papakyriakou A, Skaltsounis A-L, Aligiannis N and Beis D (2018) Identification of Novel Melanin Synthesis Inhibitors From Crataegus pycnoloba Using an in Vivo Zebrafish Phenotypic Assay. Front. Pharmacol. 9:265. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00265 Identification of Novel Melanin Synthesis Inhibitors From Crataegus pycnoloba Using an in Vivo Zebrafish P...

The effects of hexanoic extracts of Viscum cruciatum Sieber parasitic on Crataegus monogyna Jacq. (I), Crataegus monogyna Jacq. parasitized with Viscum cruciatum Sieber (II), and Crataegus monogyna Jacq. non-parasitized (III), and of a triterpenes enriched fractions isolated from I, II and III (CFI, CFII, CFIII respectively), on the growth of HEp-2 cells have been evaluated. All the samples dem...

UNLABELLED Crataegus macracantha Lodd, family Rosaceae, is a very rare species in Europe, and unlike Crataegus monogyna is less investigated for pharmacologic activity. AIM To analyze the ability of the lyophilisate of extract obtained from leaves of Crataegus macracantha Lodd (single plant at the Iaşi Botanical Garden) to capture free radicals in vitro. MATERIAL AND METHODS The lyophilisat...

INTRODUCTION Heart as a high metabolic and aerobic tissue is consuming lipid as a fuel for its energy provision at rest during light and moderate exercise, except when lactate level is higher in blood circulation. It has been shown that any type of regular exercise and crataegus species would improve cardiovascular function and minimizes several risk factors via stimulating lipid metabolism by ...