Lower Blood Pressure Naturally with Garlic

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October/November 1997
By Christopher Nyerges  
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In the "preparation" section, he describes using the flowering tops or berries of hawthorn, made into an infusion and drunk three times a day.

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In Moore's Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West (Museum of New Mexico Press, 1979), he describes an herb found in China called Ligusticum wallichii which is used clinically for lowering blood pressure. He only describes this herb in passing, since his main discussion was about a related Western U.S. herb named Osha (Ligusticum porteri); he says the Chinese relative is nearly identical to Osha.

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Over the years, I also have found useful information in a book by Alma Hutchens, Indian Herbalogy of North America (Random House, 1991).

Among her references to high blood pressure, she includes black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa). The root is made into a tincture which is used alone or mixed with other herbs to treat high blood pressure.

She also states that in Russian folk medicine, "they have found that corn oil is prophylactic for high blood pressure." Though she provides no more details, it is presumed that these benefits are derived by consuming the corn oil with salads or other foods.

Hutchens includes onions on her list of herbs used for high blood pressure, citing as her source the Atlas Lekarstvennych Rastenia U.S.S.R. (Atlas of Medical Plants of the U.S.S.R.).

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*The dietary and herbal information provided above are to be considered general information, but due to the chemical differences among human bodies, there is no way that this general information can substitute for talking face to face with a doctor who can interview you and consider your particular situation. 

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