Medicinal Herbs to Lower Blood Pressure.
Should You Add Some to Your Diet?

I haven't added any medicinal herbs to lower blood pressure to my regimen yet. I plan to though, so let's go through them together and see what we can find.

Frankly, I have been doing so well on my high blood pressure diet, I've felt no great need, but now I think I'll seek out the additional benefit.

Many people have gotten good results from these herbs for high blood pressure and have achieved normal blood pressure solely from using them.

So, I'm going to give you some information on the more common medicinal herbs to lower blood pressure.

Common Herbs for High Blood Pressure Medicine:

Hawthorne Berries - Usually sold as an extract, hawthorne berries contain potent bioflavonoids. Hawthorne berry protects arterial walls from plaque damage. It regulates blood pressure and helps coronary blood vessels dilate so that they carry more oxygen to the heart and other organs. It helps heart muscle pump more efficiently.

Coleus Forskohlii - An herb originating in India, but now grown worldwide, Coleus Forskohlii via its main component Forskolin, activates adenylate cyclase in the body. Among its many reported effects, this body chemical leads to blood vessel dilation and the reduction of blood pressure.

Olive Leaf - The leaves of the olive tree have a long medicinal history. Tests show that 1000 mg of the extract lowers systolic blood pressure by eleven points on the average after eight weeks of use. A significant side benefit was the lowering of cholesterol.

Buchu Leaves - The leaves come from a shrub native to South Africa. It has diuretic, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, which could account for its treatment of high blood pressure. Some blood pressure medicines are diuretics, so the use of Buchu leaves could promote diuretic action in the same way.

Uva Ursi - The leaves of a small shrub with some uses similar of Buchu leaves, chiefly in the urinary system. It is a diuretic so has some use in alleviating high blood pressure as do diuretic high blood pressure medications. Diuretics deplete the body of potassium, so when taking them one should supplement with potassium.

Juniper Berries - Juniper "berries" aren't berries at all, but portions of the cone of the plant. It is a diuretic so has some properties and uses similar to Buchu leaves and Uva Ursi.

Ginkgo Biloba - Ginkgo Biloba comes from the leaves of one of the oldest species of trees, the Ginkgo. It has remarkable effects on the circulatory system in reducing blood pressure. In one experiment on rats, it reduced systolic blood pressure from 213 to 153 on average. One report indicates that it may raise blood pressure when used along with diuretics, so if you are taking diuretics, you should advise your prescribing physician. You should be wary of using it with the natural diuretics mentioned above, as well.

Valerian - Valerian comes from the root of the Valerian plant. It's main use is in soothing the nervous system, It stimulates the circulatory system and increases heart action and temperature. Possibly, it reduces stress induced hypertension.

Neem - The seeds and leaves of a tree, Neem controls high blood pressure. Many tests confirm that Neem does reduce hypertension.

Check in health food stores, natural medicine pharmacies, herbal shops and even mega stores for these medicinal herbs to lower blood pressure. Hawthorne has become so popular that mega stores and many drug stores carry it. I've seen it at Sam's Club, for instance.

Of course, you can buy any of them on the Internet.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if one of these miracle medicinal herbs knocked your blood pressure down a few notches?

Herbs to lower blood pressure - what a kick Mother Nature is, finding a way to give us normal blood pressure!

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