Hawthorn wood

Hawthorn wood

(compendium)

[synonym] red claw wood (Tang materia medica).

[source] it is the wood of Crataegus pinnatifida or hawthorn. See "Hawthorn" for plant morphology.

[nature and taste] Tang materia medica: "it tastes bitter, cold and nontoxic. "

[function indications] Tang materia medica: "it can control dysentery, head wind and body itching. "