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cardiovascular system
hypertension
botanicals
primary herbs
Achillea millefolium: essential hypertension (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 145)
Allium sativum
Apium graveolens: juice and seeds
Arctium lappa
Arnica spp. (toxic): (Anderson Geller)
Berberis vulgaris (root bark): (Lust, p. 106)
Cimicifuga spp.: (Anderson Geller)
Crataegus oxyacantha: cardiotonic, stabilizes heart (Priest and Priest, p. 91; Weiss, p. 164)
Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat): with vitamin C: raised arterial tension with capillary bleeding (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 90)
Ginkgo biloba (standardized extract): (NCNM Case Studies)
Hamamelis virginiana: (Anderson Geller)
Olea europaea (olive): in combinations (Weiss, p. 160)
Rauwolfia serpentina (toxic): primary hypertension (Weiss, p. 153)
Scutellaria lateriflora: nervine
Taraxacum officinale: diuretic, tonic (Anderson Geller)
Tilia platyphyllos: hypertension associated with atherosclerosis (Mitchell, p. 12)
Valeriana spp.: (Planta Medica, 2-28-85)
Veratrum album (toxic): (Weiss, p. 161)
Viscum album (toxic): mild; subjective improvement with symptoms associated with high blood pressure: headache, dizziness, loss of energy, irritability (Weiss, p. 158)
complementary herbs
hypertension: Crataegus oxyacantha combines well with: Selenicereus grandiflorus (toxic), Tilia platyphyllos, Viscum album (toxic), or Scutellaria lateriflora (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 75)
hypertension: Viscum album (toxic) + Tilia platyphyllos + Scutellaria lateriflora + Crataegus oxyacantha (Priest and Priest, p. 91)
essential hypertension: Achillea millefolium + Tilia platyphyllos (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 145)
formula:
Viscum album (toxic)
Crataegus oxyacantha (leaves and flowers)
Melissa officinalis (leaves), equal parts.
1 cup morning and night, prepared by infusing 2 tsp. of the mixture for 5-10 min., taken in sips while warm (Weiss, p. 160)
formula:
Carum carvi, 1 part
Foeniculum vulgare, 1 part
Pimpinella anisum, 1 part
Achillea millefolium, 1 part
Matricaria chamomilla, 2 parts
Mentha piperita, 2 parts (Lust, p. 459)
formula: hypertension (for immediate relief): tinctures of:
Cactus grandiflorus (toxic), 15 drops
Crataegus oxyacantha, 5 drops
Salix nigra, 30 drops
Passiflora incarnata, 20 drops
Menyanthes trifoliata, 30 drops
instructions: the above every four hours for 2 days. (Sherman)
formula: hypertension (mild): powders of:
Ruta graveolens (toxic), 1 dr.
Solidago odora, 1 dr.
Valeriana officinalis, 3 dr.
Glycyrrhiza glabra, 3 dr.
Veronicastrum virginicum, 4 dr.
Tilia europa, 2 dr.
Rhamnus frangula (toxic), 6 dr.
Mix well and divide into 20 doses.
instructions: 1 dose to 2 cups water. Cover and boil for 2-3 minutes. Let steep for 10 minutes. Strain. (Sherman)
formula: hypertension (mild) :
Crataegus spp. (fruit, flower), 6 dr.
Passiflora incarnata, Scutellaria latifolia, or Valeriana spp., 4 dr.
Taraxacum officinale (root, leaf), 4 dr.
Capsicum frutescens, 2 dr.
instructions: 60-120 drops two to three times daily in quarter cup water. (Anderson Geller)
formula: hypertension (severe): powders of:
Sassafras variifolium, one and a half dr.
Solidago odora, one and a half dr.
Viscum album (toxic), one and a half dr.
Cimicifuga racemosa, one and a half dr.
Phytolacca americana (toxic), one and a half dr.
Cassia acutifolia (toxic), 4 dr.
Rhamnus frangula (toxic), one and a half dr.
Cassia spp. (toxic) (bark), one and a half dr.
Mix well and divide into 20 doses.
instructions: 1 dose to 2 cups water. Cover and boil for 2-3 minutes. Let steep for 10 minutes. Strain. (Sherman)
formula: hypertension (severe):
Crataegus spp. (fruit, flower), 6 dr.
Passiflora incarnata, Scutellaria latifolia, or Valeriana spp., 6 dr.
Capsicum frutescens, 2 dr.
Veratrum viride (toxic), 2 dr.
instructions: 60 drops two to three times daily in quarter cup water for one week or until blood pressure drops, then decrease to 30 drops twice daily and monitor blood pressure; if it increases go back to higher dosage.
Also dispense 16 dr. Taraxacum officinale root.
instructions: 60 drops twice daily (Anderson Geller)
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