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tx
cardiovascular system
hypotension
botanicals

primary herbs

Aconitum napellus (toxic): asthenic, adynamic state, enfeebled circulation (Felter and Lloyd, p. 104)
Adonis vernalis (toxic): constitutionally low blood pressure, not due to infection or toxin; asthenic patient with myocardial weakness (Weiss, p. 148)
Convallaria majalis (toxic): (Ellingwood, p. 223)
Crataegus spp.: hypo- or hypertension, cardiotonic (Anderson Geller)
Cytisus scoparius: functional palpitation with lowered blood pressure (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 192)
Lycopus virginica: (Ellingwood, p. 224)
Myrica cerifera: to stimulate arterial circulation (Harper-Shove, p. 167)
Panax ginseng: arterial, hypotonia (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 152)
Panax quinquefolius: mild tonic, stimulant (Felter and Lloyd, p. 1430)
Rosmarinus officinalis: short term, tonic for low blood pressure when recuperating from illnesses (Weiss, p. 185)
Sanguinaria canadensis (toxic): small doses: stimulant, tonic to heart and arteries (Felter and Lloyd, p. 1711)
Selenicereus grandiflorus (toxic): low blood pressure and anemia; heart weakness (Priest and Priest, p. 91; Ellingwood, p. 214)
Strophanthus hispidus: with weak heart from debility (Felter and Lloyd, p. 1847)
Xanthoxylum americanum: sluggish circulation (Felter and Lloyd, p. 2091)


complementary herbs

arterial hypotension: Convallaria majalis (toxic) + Strychnos nux vomica (toxic) + Gentiana lutea. 10 ml. of each tincture.
instructions: 20 drops three times daily (Weiss, p. 147)


footnotes