| Hypertension or better known as “high blood | | | | Dandelion: This unwanted weed is actually an incredibly |
| pressure” is a disease acquired from a person’s | | | | useful medicinal herb, containing more vitamins and |
| way of living. It can be obtained from the foods eaten, | | | | minerals than most vegetables. Dandelion is a natural |
| vices like smoking and heavy alcohol drinking, obesity | | | | diuretic that is great for eliminating salt from the body. |
| and lack of exercise. Hypertension can also be | | | | One of the main reasons people develop hypertension |
| acquired if there is a history of the disease in the | | | | is because of a super-sensitivity to salt. Dandelion not |
| family because hypertension is hereditary. | | | | only gets rid of excess salt, but it does so without |
| Hypertension is a “silent” dangerous disease if | | | | draining the body of potassium. Even pharmaceutical |
| not treated or controlled immediately. If it gets worse, it | | | | diuretics can't do that. |
| may lead to stroke or heart attack. | | | | Herbs are very useful as a natural way to treat high |
| Siberian ginseng is an adaptogen – it helps the body | | | | blood pressure. For those who are averse to the |
| adapt to physical, chemical, and biologica stress. It also | | | | thought of taking chemically-produced drugs, the |
| increases blood oxygen without raising it to toxic levels, | | | | existence of alternative remedies is heaven sent. |
| as some medications tend to do. Take three to 15 | | | | Mix 4 drops of clary sage, or lavender, or lemon, or |
| grams of ginseng powder or 10 to 50 drops of tincture | | | | marjoram or melissa essential oil into some carrier oil in |
| daily. Note that Chinese ginseng is only half as | | | | the palm of your hand and massage over your entire |
| effective as Siberian, and tends to promote | | | | body. Three to four mixes will be required. The carrier |
| hypertension. | | | | oil can be almond, grape seed, jojoba or sunflower. |
| Herbs for blood pressure include dandelion, hawthorne | | | | Hawthorne Berry: This herb is hugely popular in Europe |
| berry, and garlic. Dandelion is a powerful natural diuretic | | | | as a heart tonic. It has a reputation for strengthening |
| that reduces the amount of salt in the kidneys. | | | | the heart's pumping ability. It does this by removing |
| Hawthorne berry has been shown to maximize a | | | | plaque from the arterial walls. This allows more blood, |
| person's ability to exercise while keeping heart and | | | | oxygen, and nutrients to reach the heart. Many |
| pulse rates at a safe level. And there are dozens of | | | | studies have confirmed the health benefits of |
| studies that have conclusively proved garlic's ability to | | | | hawthorne. |
| effectively regulate the heart and circulatory systems. | | | | |