PIRLITERO Crataegus laevigata or Crataegus monogyna/C] (more common in Brazil) comes from the Greek kratos which signifies strength. Of pirla 'perinola' . 1 . m . Species of hawthorn that gives majuelas. 2 . m . Wild rose bush . It is quoted since ancient times for its medicinal properties It is used in certain cardiac and circulatory parologies. Its high content of bio-avonoids relaxes and dilates the arteries, especially the coronary and peripheral arteries. This increases the blood supply to the heart muscle and attenuates the symptoms of angina. Bio-avonoids are also antioxidants which prevent or reduce the degeneration of blood vessels. It can live 500 years. With its fruit the pirlito (or pilrito in Portuguese) a red berry, it is made jam and also wine.
