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Best Foods and Herbs to Naturally Lower High Blood Pressure
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4. Panax Ginseng
Sometimes called Asian ginseng, this is a different plant than Siberian ginseng or American ginseng, so don’t confuse them. Panax ginseng has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. It has also been mentioned by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative medicine for its ability to control hypertension. Numerous laboratory studies have shown that ginseng has the potential to be a useful treatment when it comes to the treatment of hypertension.
5. Celery Seed
You’ve probably used celery seed in your cooking dishes, but celery has long been used in China to help treat those with high blood pressure. You can simply juice the entire plant or consume the seeds via supplements or fresh, to help control your blood pressure. Celery is a natural diuretic, which might explain how it works on hypertension.
6. Cardamom
Another herb that you might have used in the kitchen. Cardamom has been used for centuries in traditional Indian dishes, but both the black and green varieties have been used as medicine in several indigenous cultures. The Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics published a study where 20 subjects with stage 1 hypertension were given cardamom, and it was discovered that this tasty spice was just an effective blood pressure lowering compound.
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