Hawthorn

Hawthorn is a thorny shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus, chiefly Crataegus monogyna and Crataegus laevigata, long used in European herbal tradition. Nustras supplies hawthorn as dried leaf-and-flower powder, dried berry powder and standardised extracts for the herbal supplement category. Its marker compounds are flavonoids such as vitexin and hyperoside and oligomeric procyanidins.

Hawthorn leaf, flower and berry materials are formulated into capsules, tablets and powder blends, herbal teas, liquid extracts and tinctures, and multi-botanical premixes and functional foods and beverages.

Leaf-and-flower powder is greenish to brownish-green; berry powder is reddish-brown; extracts are brown fine powders. Identity is confirmed by HPTLC against reference material, and extracts are standardised to specification for total flavonoids or oligomeric procyanidins, assayed by UV spectrophotometry. Heavy-metal, pesticide-residue and microbial limits are supplied to specification and confirmed on each lot's certificate of analysis.

Nustras supplies hawthorn in bulk commercial quantities, in food-grade bags and fibre drums, to manufacturers and formulators internationally, with a certificate of analysis, specification sheet and country-of-origin documentation on every lot. Hawthorn leaf, flower and berry are accepted herbal ingredients in major markets; buyers confirm the plant part, extract ratio and permitted claim for their application. Contact us for grade, pricing per kilogram and lead time.