How to Use Herbs to Lower Blood Pressure

As blood pumps through the arteries, it presses against the walls of blood vessels. For a person suffering from high blood pressure, or hypertension, this pressure can be unusually high. High blood pressure can lead to an increase in heart disease, kidney failure and stroke. Thus, it's important to lower your blood pressure as quickly and safely as possible. The primary causes of high blood pressure are stress, obesity, drug abuse and even excessive sodium intake. To combat some of these causes, you may want to use herbs like chamomile, rosemary and suma. Follow these steps to learn how.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Rosemary
• Computer with Internet access
• Hawthorne berries
• Chamomile
• Suma

Lower Your Blood Pressure With Herbs

1. Drink chamomile tea daily to lower anxiety and stress, which are both major causes of high blood pressure.

2. Use rosemary to stimulate the circulation in your body and to help with digestion. Once your circulation is flowing correctly, you may see a drop in your blood pressure.

3. Make hawthorne berries a part of your daily routine. Hawthorne berries are thought to dilate the coronary blood vessels, which makes your heart's job a little easier. In addition, hawthorne berries may also restore your heart muscles. By doing that, they can lower your risk of a heart attack.

4. Take suma, also known as Brazilian ginseng. While suma is available in capsule form, you may find the greatest benefits come from drinking 3 cups of suma tea each day. Suma is thought to be a great immune system booster and to help clear harmful toxins out of your bloodstream.

5. Get more information about lowering your blood pressure with herbs by visiting the "Cardiology Channel" Web site (see Resources below).

Tips & Warnings

• Herbal remedies are usually quite inexpensive when purchased at your local health food store or online. To save even more money, consider growing the herbs you need by yourself.
• Never substitute an herbal remedy for a doctor's care in a life-threatening situation. If you have high blood pressure and are experiencing any of the symptoms of a heart attack, such as numbness, chest pain and difficulty breathing, consult your doctor immediately or go to your nearest hospital.
• Avoid using the herbs ephedra (also known as ma huang) and licorice. Both can actually increase blood pressure.
• Be aware of the side effects of long-term chamomile usage, which can include developing an allergy to ragweed.

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[gururaul]

on 4/14/2009 I have to try rosemary and hawthorne berries to see if they work for me. I'm 26 and have high blood pressure.