“Hawthorns are one of the most wild, enchanting and loved of our native trees. Known as faerie trees and trees of enchantment, they hold a special indefinable other worldly energy that draws us in and opens our hearts to the wild spirit of Nature and our own wild edges.” —  Glennie Kindred

Hawthorn’s apple shaped berries ripen in the Autumn, and it’s these little ruby gems that we’ll be collecting for our herbal remedy making.

Above all, Hawthorn is a herb for the heart – both in the physical and emotional sense. Physically, we use hawthorn as a cardiac tonic: it can help to regulate blood pressure and heal the heart after physical trauma. It also supports the health of the cardiovascular system as a whole; its wonderful deep red berries contain antioxidant flavonoids that help give our veins and arteries the flexible strength to expand and contract, passing the life giving blood around our bodies. This life-blood giving herb also provides us with the blossom in May that works as a cardiac tonic too, but even more so, as an emotional nervous system healing herb. Bringing us to a place of peace and acceptance after grief, loss and heartache.