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| Hypertension HBP : Helpful Herbs :Related:
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| Odds are your blood pressure could be out of whack, and you don't know it until you go in for a checkup. Most people with hypertension don’t show any real signs , and nearly a third of all adults have high blood pressure. When chronic hypertension is left untreated it leads to stiffening and thickening of the arteries, and that contributes to atherosclerosis, strokes, heart disease and kidney disease. |
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Common and inexpensive garlic
helps to lower hypertension For effective circulation, blood flows -- under pressure -- through the arteries (blood vessels) to various organs. Our hearts do the job of applying pressure. It’s like catsup or toothpaste: Unless you apply pressure, it won’t move in the tube.
There is a great deal of scientific evidence to suggest that a holistic approach combining the use of carefully chosen herbal remedies, along with lifestyle changes such as regular exercise, reduced salt intake, increased consumption of fruit and vegetables, can improve the overall cardiovascular health and lower blood pressure.
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Herbs for :Hypertension HBP |
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Billberry For: Atherosclerosis and high blood pressure. |
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| Anthocyanosides in bilberry have a collagen-stabilizing action, and are an active blood sugar reducer. Bilberry extracts help to keep atherosclerotic plaques from forming on the linings of arteries by strengthening the collagen that makes up the arterial walls. This also keeps the arteries flexible, which fights high blood pressure. Collagen is the most abundant protein of the body and is destroyed as a result of gout, inflammatory joint disease, and rheumatoid arthritis. (Phyllis A. Balch, CNC ) | |
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Garlic For: Hypertension, blood circulation |
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| For those involved in pressures and anxieties of economic survival, it is comforting to know that the readily available and inexpensive garlic helps to lower hypertension, equalizes blood circulation, and is active against tumor formation. It is useful in such diverse conditions as athlete's foot, diabetes, rheumatism, sciatica, and pimples. (Dawson,Adele ) | |
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Ginseng For: Balance blood pressure |
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| Ginseng's adaptogen action helps the body to balance blood pressure, reducing high blood pressure and raising low blood pressure. Ginseng contains compounds that regulate both the strength of the heartbeat and blood pressure. If the body is deficient in potassium, these saponins slow the rate at which heart muscle fibers contract. If there is excess potassium, the saponins increase the
ing optimal potassium levels also eases high blood pressure. Laboratory tests show that American ginseng also lowers blood pressure by stimulating the conversion of the amino acid arginine to nitric oxide (NO), which causes the walls of blood vessels to relax. This action prevents the release of a protein known as endothelin, which can cause blood vessels to constrict during a heart attack. (Phyllis A. Balch, CNC ) | |
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Hibiscus For: High Blood Pressure |
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| Drinking hibiscus tea lowered blood pressure in a group of pre-hypertensive and mildly hypertensive adults, according to a study by the USDA . Study Shows Consuming Hibiscus Tea Lowers Blood Pressure. (November 10, 2008), USDA | |
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Ylang ylang For: High blood pressure |
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| The sedative property of ylang-ylang calms excitability, making sleep easier. The oil is also hypotensive, useful as an element of treatment in high blood pressure. Other uses in aromatherapy include heart palpitations, anxiety, depression, and as a general tonic. (Valerie Ann Worwood ) | |
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