Page B4 — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 21, 1992

Hawthorn touted
as heart remedy

N OLD ENGLISH proverb says: ‘Cleave to thy

crown, though it hang on a bush.’’ Folklore says

that after King Richard II] was slain in battle, his

battle crown was found by a hawthorn bush and
placed on the head of King Henry VII, the new king of En-
gland. Since then the hawthorn. became one..of Henry’s
badges. ;

Hawthorn was praised by many poets in England, especially
during the month of May, when its flowers began to bloom.
Hawthorn, also called mayflower, inspired the name of the
pilgrim ship ‘Mayflower’,

In France, the Norman
peasants put sprigs of the bush
in their caps as they believed
that Christ’s crown of thorns
was made of the thorny haw-
thorn.

Hawthorn was regarded as a
symbol of hope and happiness
by ancient Romans and Greeks. It was often used for bou-
quets and corsages in wedding festivities and other celebra-
tions.

The Romans placed icaves of hawthorn in their babies’
cradles in order to keep evil spirils away.

In contrast people thought hawthorn to be an evil herb dur-
ing the Middle Ages. They thought that someone would die
when someone brought branches of it into their house.

Hawthorn isa deciduous shrub or tree growing up to 40 feet
lall with strong branches, The leaves are smooth and have

The Romans placed
leaves of hawthorn in
their babies’ cradles in
order to keep evil spirits
away.

Gunter’s
Garden

by
Gunter Lenarat

three to seven lobes. It flawers fram May to June and pro-
duces oval red berry-like fruits, each containing one to five
seeds.

Medicinal uses:

Ancient Grecks knew the medicinal value of the hawthorn

berrics. Later they went out of fashion and were almost
forgotten.
- An Irish physician rediscovered the properties of hawthorn
berries in the 19th century and included them in secret
remedy to combat heart diseases. Later, years later, the medi-
cine was found to contain hawthorn berries.

In folk medicine, these berries are still prescribed for
several heart-related problems such as high blood pressure
and over rapid heart beat. It is also said that medicine made
from the berries is effective for sleep irregularities and in-
sommnia.

Hawthorn icaves and berries have been prescribed as a car-
diac depressant to slow the heartbeat in enlarged or overac-
tive hearts. There is evidence that these uses are valid even
though they have not been proved to be effective by
pharmacologists.

Scientific research will confirm the bencfits of hawthorn, or
so it’s hoped by many heart patients who look to hawthorn as
a possible remedy for heart diseases.

Several medications containing hawthorn extracts are al-
ready produced and sold in some European countries.

WHAT'S
UP

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COFFEE BREAK AT THE
CHRISTIAN REFORMED
Church is in action again every
Wednesday morning from
9:45-11:00 am. (3608 Sparks-Si.).
It is an interdenominational Bi-
ble Study and a time-out for
women. Story Hour for 3-5 yr,
olds and nursery care is provid-
ed, Call JoAnne 638-0108 for
more info,
week
MOTHERS TIME OFF is back
in session for another year, bet-
ween 9:00 am and 11:30 am;
Mon, Wed, Thurs, & Fri.
Whether or not you have kids at
home you are welcome. Call
635-4147 for information.
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SKEENA VALLEY QUILTERS
meeting at Skeena Jr. High :
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“er yesday, 7210 pais “For further” "|,
information, Call Linda.
635-5627 after 4 pm.
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TERRACE BRIDGE CLUB
, resumes play on Oct. 8 at Royal
Canadian legion, We play 2nd &
4th Thurs. of every month. To
play, register before Oct. 5 by
calling May at 635-2875. New
players welcome.
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SKEENA VALLEY FARMERS
MARKET will continue to be
open every Saturday until Cct.
31 or till weather shuts it down,
The Sunday Flea market will also
be open till Oct. 31 or until
weather shuts it down. :
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ALANON FAMILY GROUP
meets Monday nights, 7:30-8:30,
in the conference room at Mills
Memorial Hospital, Call:
638-8109 for more info about
family and friends of alcoholics.
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ARTHRITIS SUPPORT
GROUP meets Mondays at the-
Happy Gang Centre, 1:30-3:30
pm. Come in and share your con-
cerns with us: we can help each
other. You are not alone,
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TERRACE - KITIMAT Not-
thern Singles meet every Tuesday
at 7 pm at Mr. Mikes, For info,
phone 632-3547 or 635-3238.
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THE ALZHEIMER SUPPORT
group holds monthly meetings
on the last Thursday of each
month ‘at 2:00 p.m. at Ter-
raceview Lodge. These are infor-
mal gatherings and new members
are most welcome. For more in-
formation please call Gillian at
635-3381. ©
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PROJECT. LITERACY TER-
RACE ‘can help you fill out your
forms, read a label or read a
book every Monday and
Wednesday between 11:30 am &
4:30 pm, Ph. 635-9119. -
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PROJECT LITERACY TER-
RACE are looking for bilingual
volunteers .to lake part in our
Sept, 12-13. adult literacy tutor
training. For more information,
call Nat at 635-9119.
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TERRACE BREASTFEEDING
SUPPORT. GROUP; regular
monthly meetings will start again
on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 8:00 pm in
the education room of Mills
Memorial Hospital, Bring baby
and enjoy an evening of lively
discussion’ with other parents
(fathers welcome, too), Further
info. call: Terry, 635-3287, .

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KERMODEI CHORISTERS
(children 8-12 yrs.) meet Tuesday
evenings 6:30 pm at the Skeena
scheol band room. For more in-
fo call Bonnie Juniper, 635-9649,
or Terry Anderson, 638-0013.

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PRESCHOOL - STORY TIME
for 3 to 5 yr. olds at the Terrace
Public ‘Library will be. held

Podge

Wedneidays at 10:30. am. Dodge Truchs
Stories, « fingetplays, - puppets, aap ee
and lols--of fan for alll To a |
register: call -the library, GHRYSLER

638-8177, No charge.

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Craft sale date set

The charity craft sale event of
the scason will be held here on
Saturday, Nov. 14.

It’s being put on by the Dr.
R.EM. Lee Hospital Foundation
and all proceeds from the table
rentals will go back into improve-
ments and special equipment for
Mills Memorial Hospital.

The craft fair bazaar will be
held in the banquet room of the
Inn of the West from 9 a.m, to 9
p.m.

Omanizers say 35 tables have

been sold so far —- to people
from as far as Kamloops — but
there’s still five left for enterpris-
ing artists and craft-makers.

There’s also a raffle being rua
to raise extra money for the foun-
dation.

Donated crafts and gifts will be
the prizes, and tickets are avail-
able at the hospital for $2 apiece,

The prizes will be on display in
the hospital’s patient reception.

For more information, call Deb-
bie at the hospital at 635-2211.

Club is toast of province |

Contributed

Terrace Toastmasters Club
achieved the highest growth in
membership in all Toastmasters
Clubs throughout B.C, in the past
year.

A distinctive achievement for a
small community with a thriving
club which provides a comfort-
able environment to learn and
practice the social skill of talking
with ease to a group of people in
formal and informal settings.

The evenings are structured to
include a variety of speaking op-
portunities for all levels of expe-

rience.

This can include chairing the
meeling, inpromptu speaking for
two minutes, sharing a joke or
giving a speech,

Interested people are welcome
to come and sit in on a meeting
without obligation and enjoy the
evening.

Members meet on the first and
third Tuesdays of each month at
the Coast Inn of the West at 7:30
p.m. for two hours.

Next meeting is Tuesday, Nov.
3. For more infomation, call
Diana English at 635-5905.

Trails get manicure

Users of the Eby St trail up the
bench will find it’s in better shape
these days.

The trail, which climbs the hill
from the Eby St. fish hatchery up
to North Eby, now has a series of
steps built into it and is shored up
in several places.

The work is thanks to local men

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Services Society.

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community improvement project.

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