Does lemon lower pressure or increase?
The content of the article:
- Lemon properties
- Lemon with high blood pressure
- Lemon-based blood pressure recipes
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Like other citrus fruits, lemon lowers blood pressure, but does that mean it can be used as a medicine under high pressure? It turns out that how lemon affects blood pressure depends on what it is used with.
Regular consumption of lemon, especially with the peel, helps to normalize high blood pressure
Lemon properties
The sun fruit is rich in vitamins A, groups B, C, E, P, contains potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, organic acids, essential oils, pectins. Thanks to such valuable substances in the composition, it enriches the human body with vitamins and microelements, helps to strengthen the immune system, has antimicrobial activity, is an antioxidant - it fights free radicals, which means to some extent prevents aging and the formation of tumors.
As for the vessels, lemon prevents their atherosclerotic lesion, helps to strengthen the vascular wall, increasing its elasticity and strength, that is, it helps to normalize blood pressure (BP).
The lemon peel contains a large amount of essential oils, which have an antihypertensive, i.e., lowering blood pressure effect. For this reason, people with low blood pressure are advised to consume peeled lemon. Otherwise, for them, the harm from lemon may turn out to be more than good.
Lemon with high blood pressure
If you need to reduce blood pressure at home, remember that lemon does not provide immediate relief. A single use of the fruit or products based on it does not significantly affect the level of blood pressure. Studies have been conducted that have shown that in people with hypertension, blood pressure decreases by 10% from baseline with a daily intake of half a lemon for 3-4 weeks. In this case, you could eat lemon in its natural form or drink its juice.
According to doctors, lemon helps the best from high blood pressure at the initial stage of hypertension. In the future, it can only be used as an adjunct to the main treatment of hypertension.
This is a completely safe remedy, so lemon is recommended during pregnancy for headaches associated with high blood pressure.
Nevertheless, lemon also has contraindications that must be taken into account when using it, especially regularly. This is an increased acidity of gastric juice and related diseases (peptic ulcer, etc.), an allergy to citrus fruits, as well as taking medications that are incompatible with lemon, for example, some antibiotics bind to citric acid and form insoluble compounds.
Therefore, when starting to use lemon as a medicine for pressure, it is advisable to get an affirmative answer from the attending physician, whether it is completely safe for a particular patient.
Lemon-based blood pressure recipes
Not everyone can consume lemon or its undiluted juice due to its intense sour taste, but there are many recipes for blood pressure medications based on citrus that use citrus juice, pulp and / or peel.
Lemon tea is the most popular remedy that can lower blood pressure. At high pressure, it is preferable to add lemon to green tea, since the polyphenols contained in it also have hypotensive effects. In addition, in order to enhance the hypotensive effect, lemon can be added to hibiscus, as well as tea made from mint, chamomile or rose hips. Strong black tea with lemon and sugar has the opposite, i.e., tonic effect. It is recommended to drink it with hypotension.
A decoction of lemon peel to lower blood pressure. For its preparation, two tablespoons of zest are poured into 0.5 liters of water, boiled over low heat for several minutes, then turned off and insisted for 10 minutes under the lid. Take 1/3 cup before meals.
Lemon water is a refreshing and pressure-relieving drink. The juice of two large lemons is poured with two liters of drinking water, and during the day they quench their thirst with this drink, it is especially pleasant to use it in the summer heat. To enhance the antihypertensive effect, 2-3 fresh mint leaves can be added to the water.
A mixture made from lemon and orange (do not peel the peel from the lemon!) And 0.5 kg of cranberries, ground in a blender with a small amount of granulated sugar or honey, has a hypotensive effect. A tasty and healthy remedy is taken in a teaspoon before each meal, and it can also be used as a jam for tea, green or weak black. You can do without orange and cranberry by using only lemon.
Lemon, ginger and honey drink. Pour 2 teaspoons of chopped ginger root with a liter of drinking water, add half a lemon cut into slices (with peel) and natural honey to taste. Insist 30-40 minutes, strain, drink half a glass during the day. Has a normalizing effect of pressure - increases the low and reduces the high.
Lemon with garlic and honey to lower blood pressure. Grind one lemon with peel and one clove of garlic with a blender, place in a small jar, pour 0.5 cups of honey and leave in a warm place for a week, then store in the refrigerator. Take a teaspoon before meals.
Lemon coffee is an effective tonic
Coffee with lemon increases blood pressure. A large slice of lemon or a tablespoon of lemon juice is added to a cup of coffee. You can drink no more than two to three cups of such a drink per day, since coffee abuse can lead to increased hypotension.
Lemon oil. For headaches associated with both low and high blood pressure, an aroma lamp with lemon essential oil has a therapeutic effect. Alternatively, you can apply a drop of oil to the whiskey and rub in gentle circular movements. Attention! The essential oil can cause an allergic reaction and should be used with caution.
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Anna Aksenova Medical journalist About the author
Education: 2004-2007 "First Kiev Medical College" specialty "Laboratory Diagnostics".
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