User:Herb5902/AOR: Hawthorn II

Crataegus pinnatifida

Polyphenols
epicatechin
procyanidin, and 
procyanidin B5

Benefits:

• procyanidin B2
  • lowers blood pressure
  • amelioration of renal function impairment
    • nephrin
• some cancers
• anti-inflammatory
• type 2 diabetes
  • reduces inflammatory molecules
  • regulates insulin secretion
  • improve the health of certain cells in the pancreas
• asthma
• some infections
  • gram positive bacteria
• heart problems
• premature skin aging

Side Affects:

• headaches, and
• gastrointestinal effects
• flatulence