Crataegus monogyna Traditional Cache
BeckyBuzzyBee: Tree down , will have to try and replace BBB
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This is a small tub cache with some swappables which is in Coney Hall Rec . There are playing fields here, a playground, skate ramps and the Greenwich meridian line passes through as well. There is a car park if you need. This is my first hide!
These plants are some of Britain's super medicinal foods. Literally everywhere, the hawthorn health benefits are numerous, and can easily be introduced into your diet. Traditionally, this plant was used to treat arteriosclerosis, hypertension, and cardiac failure. All of these are prevalent killers in western societies, especially Britain. Medical science now knows of hawthorn's ability to help cure and prevent a range of cardio-vascular ailments. The flavonoid molecules are known to expand blood vessels and strengthen capillaries. Hawthorn not only helps blood vessels dilate and therefore assists the peripheral circulation significantly, but also has a specific action on the coronary circulation itself. Hawthorn improves the nutrition, energy reserves, and energy release of the heart muscle. These plants are therefore possibly ideal for people with high blood pressure and cardiac arrhythmias. The leaves, emerging flower buds, and flowers, are a more than useful addition to salads during the early spring. Always harvest the fresh, palatable new leaves, rather than the older and tougher leaves. Young leaves are lovely when accompanied by a dressing, and mixed with grated roots such as beetroot, carrot, and ginger. By eating hawthorn berries it's known that we stimulate the increased performance of an anti-oxidant called superoxide dismutase. This enzyme promotes the scavenging of harmful 'free radical' molecules. You could dry the fruits, maybe chop and use in a breakfast muesli sprinkle mix. Fresh, they can be preserved as a ketchup, or as jams or jelly, processed into fruit leathers, and added to chutneys and relishes. Hawthorn has no contra-indications for use, although it can reportedly interact with beta-blockers and other hypotensive drugs. Reportedly, hawthorn may increase the effectiveness of them, as well as potentially beneficially interacting with foxglove cardiac glycosides! Patients already on heart medication should seek professional advice before using (from Permaculture, Chris Hope)
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