Saturday, September 27, 2008

Here's The Natural Way to Reduce Hypertension

By Michael Bollinger

I find it very interesting how nature provides things in our lives to improve it. It seems as if there's a flip side to everything. While there are many unhealthy things that we do to our bodies, each one of us is given the chance to do the opposite. In this case, we have access to natural remedies like never before. With the coming of the information age, we were given the tools and information to improve our healths. It's up to us to utilize what we know to make our lives better. So how do we know about natural treatments and which ones can benefit us?

Whether you'd like to take herbs to support blood pressure health, or maybe you'd like to maintain healthy blood circulation, there are herbs that can help you. However, in order to take advantage of them, you must learn about them first. Here are some of the most popular herbs used around the world for maintaining a healthy heart.

Hawthorn Berries (Crataegus Oxycantha Monogyna)

Hawthorn has been traditionally used to naturally normalize blood pressure levels. This is done by dilating your coronary blood vessels. In order to see optimal results, consumption of up to four weeks may be needed.

Garlic

Garlic has been recognized as a blood pressure lowering herb. Studies have shown that systolic pressure has been reduced by 20-30 mmHg and diastolic pressure by 10-20 mmHg.

Forskolin (Coleus Forskohlii)

This has also been used in Ayurvedic medicine for a long time. Forskolin is known to show a hypotensive and antispasmodic effect. It helps relax your arterial vascular smooth muscle, which then regulates blood pressure levels.

European Mistletoe (Viscum album)

Mistletoe has anti-cancer and hypotensive properties. It is known to possess thymus stimulating, hypotensive, cardiotonic, vasodilatory, antispasmodic, and tumor-inhibiting activity. However, mistletoe's pharmacological effects have been successfully exposed in animal studies.

Olive Leaf (Olea Africana and Olea Europea)

As the name implies, the source of this extract is from an olive tree. The extract itself contains vasodilators which can help lower blood pressure levels. For over 2 decades, studies have been conducted to prove the effectiveness of this extract. It's been noted that blood pressure levels were reduced without any side effects.

Black Cumin Seeds (Nigella Sativa)

Cumin seeds have been used in folk medicine for ages. It has been used as a diuretic as well as a treatment for hypotension. Research has shown that the oil extracted from black cumin seeds can be useful in treating hypertension naturally.

Arjuna Bark (Terminalia Arjuna)

Arjuna is widely available in India. It's referred to as an Ayurvedic medicine. Those which have cardiovascular issues or related disease can benefit without any known side effects.

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