Educational information on traditional homeopathic use only. Not medical advice.
Cralonin from Heel is one of the best-known homeopathic products built around hawthorn, a plant with a long folk reputation in Europe as a "heart tree". This guide explains what Cralonin contains, how the drops and ampoules differ, and what to ask before choosing.
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What is Cralonin?
Cralonin is a homeopathic combination from Heel with just three ingredients, which makes it unusually simple to read:
- Crataegus (hawthorn)
- Spigelia
- Kalium carbonicum
The drops and ampoules are not identical in strength, and the product page lists them separately. The ampoules (1.1 ml) contain Crataegus D2 8.8 µl, with Spigelia D1 and Kalium carbonicum D2 at 1.1 µl each. The drops (per 100 ml) contain Crataegus mother tincture (Ø) 70 ml, with Spigelia D2 and Kalium carbonicum D3 at 1 ml each. The drops contain 45 vol.-% alcohol, which matters for anyone avoiding alcohol.
Traditional use
The product page lists the traditional indications by form.
- Ampoules: coronary insufficiency, angina pectoris, piercing cardiac pain and other cardiac pain, infectious-toxic myocardial insufficiency, and the state following myocardial infarction.
- Drops: the "geriatric heart", sequelae of myocardial damage, nervous cardiac disorders, and piercing or anginose cardiac pain.
Read the list as a description of how this product has traditionally been described in homeopathic literature, not as a promise that it helps with any of them.
Drops or ampoules?
Here is a practical comparison, using only what the label says.
- Ampoules (boxes of 10 and 100; there is also a 3 x 100 option): in acute symptoms, 1 ampoule daily (possibly every 6 to 8 hours); otherwise 1 ampoule three to one times weekly. Most people using ampoules are working with a practitioner who gives the dosing.
- Drops (30 ml and 100 ml bottles): for long-term use, 10 to 20 drops three times a day; in acute symptoms, 10 drops every 15 minutes at the start of severe complaints.
Drops are easier to dose gradually and to carry, while the ampoules are the form practitioners tend to work with. Your practitioner can advise which suits you.
About hawthorn
Hawthorn (Crataegus) has been used in European herbal tradition for centuries, and its name appears in countless herbal books. In homeopathy it is used in potentised form, and as a mother tincture in the drops. If you want to learn more about the plant on its own, see our guide to Crataegus (hawthorn): homeopathic uses and benefits.
Understanding the ingredient names
With only three ingredients, Cralonin is an easy label to decode.
- Crataegus is hawthorn, a thorny shrub or small tree of British and European hedgerows. It carries white blossom in late spring and red berries, called haws, in autumn.
- Spigelia is pinkroot, a flowering plant native to the Americas that has a long history in homeopathic materia medica.
- Kalium carbonicum is potassium carbonate, a mineral salt also known as potash.
Reading the potency notation
The D numbers are decimal dilutions: D1 means one part in ten, D2 means that step repeated twice, and so on. The symbol Ø, as in Crataegus Ø, means mother tincture, the undiluted plant extract from which dilutions are made. That is why the drops list Crataegus Ø 70 ml per 100 ml, while the ampoules list the diluted D2 form.
Pack sizes at a glance
- Ampoules: 1.1 ml each, in boxes of 10 and 100, plus a 3 x 100 option.
- Drops: bottles of 30 ml and 100 ml, containing 45 vol.-% alcohol.
The choice of form is made on the product page, where the pack sizes appear as options.
A short note on hawthorn
Hawthorn has been planted as hedging across Britain for centuries, and its blossom is tied to May in folklore, hence the name "may tree". The haws and flowers feature in European herbal tradition, and the plant's reputation as a "heart tree" comes from that herbal history. Homeopathic preparations take that tradition as a starting point but use dilutions, and the drops use a mother tincture. Our Crataegus guide covers the single remedy in more depth, and Crataegus Injeel ampoules offer a hawthorn-only ampoule if you prefer a single ingredient.
How Cralonin compares with Aesculus Compositum
Both are Heel drops, but they are quite different products. Cralonin has three ingredients and the label lists cardiac terms. Aesculus Compositum Drops has twenty ingredients, with horse chestnut as the main one, and its label points to peripheral circulation. The Cralonin drops contain 45 vol.-% alcohol, the Aesculus drops 35 vol.-%. The label dosage also differs: 10 to 20 drops three times a day for Cralonin long-term use, against 10 drops three times daily for Aesculus Compositum.
Who should take care
If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, giving it to a child or taking prescribed medicine, speak to your doctor or practitioner. The drops contain 45% alcohol.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cralonin the same as hawthorn tincture?
No. The drops contain hawthorn mother tincture, but also Spigelia and Kalium carbonicum in homeopathic dilution. The ampoules use a potentised Crataegus.
How many drops?
For long-term therapy the label gives 10 to 20 drops, three times a day. Always follow your practitioner's directions if they differ.
Does it contain alcohol?
The drops contain 45 vol.-% alcohol, as stated on the product page.
What size are the Cralonin drops?
The product page lists bottles of 30 ml and 100 ml.
What does the symbol Ø mean?
It means mother tincture, the undiluted extract of the plant.
Is Cralonin a single herb?
No. It combines hawthorn, Spigelia and Kalium carbonicum.
Do the ampoules contain alcohol?
The alcohol content, 45 vol.-%, is stated for the drops on the product page.
How many ampoules come in a box?
Boxes of 10 and 100, plus a 3 x 100 option.
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