Herbs for High Blood Pressure & Hypertension

The use of herbs for high blood pressure & hypertension patients is common. It is most common to lower blood pressure through drugs, but it can be equally effective to lower your blood pressure through changes to your diet, more exercise, and including certain herbs in your diet.

Interestingly, high blood pressure is the result of hypertension and hypertension is associated with the “Western Diet”. High blood pressure and hypertension are only found in developed countries.

The herbs discussed here are the most common for treating high blood pressure. These herbs can be incorporated into your diet by a herbal tea or tonic.

Caution: High Blood Pressure and Hypertension should be treated by your medical care practioner.

Herbs for Hypertension & High Blood Pressure

The following list of herbs are effective treating high blood pressure & hypertension:

• Garlic
- Garlic has blood pressure lowering capabilities and this has been demonstrated through clinical studies. It is effective to decrease both the systolic pressure by as much as 10-30mm and the diastolic pressure by 10-20mm. The active ingredient in garlic is the sulphur content and lipid-lowering properties.
• Hawthorn
- Hawthorn exerts a mild blood pressure reducing effect that has been proven in clinical trials. To be effective, Hawthorn must be administered over a period of time and can take up to 2 weeks before an adequate concentration of Hawthorn has built up and for you to see a change in your blood pressure readings.

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