Saturday, June 11, 2011

Herbal Medicine for Hypertension

Hypertension or better known as “high blood pressure” is a disease acquired from a person’s way of living. It can be obtained from the foods eaten, vices like smoking and heavy alcohol drinking, obesity and lack of exercise. Hypertension can also be acquired if there is a history of the disease in the family because hypertension is hereditary. Hypertension is a “silent” dangerous disease if not treated or controlled immediately. If it gets worse, it may lead to stroke or heart attack.



Siberian ginseng is an adaptogen – it helps the body adapt to physical, chemical, and biologica stress. It also increases blood oxygen without raising it to toxic levels, as some medications tend to do. Take three to 15 grams of ginseng powder or 10 to 50 drops of tincture daily. Note that Chinese ginseng is only half as effective as Siberian, and tends to promote hypertension.



Herbs for blood pressure include dandelion, hawthorne berry, and garlic. Dandelion is a powerful natural diuretic that reduces the amount of salt in the kidneys. Hawthorne berry has been shown to maximize a person's ability to exercise while keeping heart and pulse rates at a safe level. And there are dozens of studies that have conclusively proved garlic's ability to effectively regulate the heart and circulatory systems.

Dandelion: This unwanted weed is actually an incredibly useful medicinal herb, containing more vitamins and minerals than most vegetables. Dandelion is a natural diuretic that is great for eliminating salt from the body. One of the main reasons people develop hypertension is because of a super-sensitivity to salt. Dandelion not only gets rid of excess salt, but it does so without draining the body of potassium. Even pharmaceutical diuretics can't do that.

Herbs are very useful as a natural way to treat high blood pressure. For those who are averse to the thought of taking chemically-produced drugs, the existence of alternative remedies is heaven sent.

Mix 4 drops of clary sage, or lavender, or lemon, or marjoram or melissa essential oil into some carrier oil in the palm of your hand and massage over your entire body. Three to four mixes will be required. The carrier oil can be almond, grape seed, jojoba or sunflower.

Hawthorne Berry: This herb is hugely popular in Europe as a heart tonic. It has a reputation for strengthening the heart's pumping ability. It does this by removing plaque from the arterial walls. This allows more blood, oxygen, and nutrients to reach the heart.  Many studies have confirmed the health benefits of hawthorne.

Ginger Root, commonly used in Asian cooking, acts to improve blood circulation and relaxes muscles surrounding the blood vessels. Ginger is also a powerful digestive herb that helps alleviate uneasiness and nausea.

Olive Leaf, from the olive tree native to the Mediterranean region, helps in lowering blood pressure and combats arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat.

Capsicum Pepper Many herbalists consider this pepper to be one of the most powerful and beneficial high blood pressure herbs. There have been reports that it can stop a heart attack in 30 seconds! Whether true of not, there's no doubt that capsicum pepper has an immediately stimulating effect upon the heart and circulatory system. It reduces inflammation and allows blood to pump freely throughout the body.

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