Folk remedies for high blood pressure: methods, remedies, recipes for folk remedies for high blood pressure
The content of the article:
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Decoctions and infusions of medicinal plants
- Infusion from a mixture of plants
- Green beans decoction
- Dill seed infusion
- Decoction of elecampane root in oat infusion
- Infusion of medicinal herbs
- Lingonberry leaf infusion
- Infusion of calendula, dandelion and rose hips
- Infusion for hypertension for pregnant women
- Infusion for hypertension for the elderly
- Mint tea (clover, willow tea)
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Alcohol tinctures
- Combined tincture
- Golden Mustache Tincture
- Plantain tincture
- Tincture of red pine cones
- Tincture of calendula
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Other folk remedies for high blood pressure
- Beet juice
- A mixture of honey and pollen
- Chokeberry, cranberry, viburnum
- Freshly squeezed juices
- Garlic-lemon-honey mixture
- Garlic-cranberry-honey mixture
- Kefir with spices
- Neck massage
- Mustard plasters
- Vinegar
- Horseradish and Apple Cider Vinegar Blend
- Wellness lifestyle
- Video
Folk remedies for high blood pressure can be quite effective, but they are usually used only as an adjunct to the main therapy, or as a means of maintenance therapy in the early stages of hypertension.
Traditional medicines can be effective in treating hypertension, but should only be used with a doctor's approval
Often, patients express the opinion that traditional medicine, or, as they are often called, herbs, are absolutely harmless, unlike "chemistry", that is, pharmaceutical drugs, each of which has an impressive list of side effects. This opinion is wrong. Means of traditional medicine, if they are understood as preparations from medicinal plants, generally act milder, therefore any, and their side effects are less pronounced, but it is just as possible as in the case of the use of pharmaceutical preparations, but less studied. In addition, homemade drugs are more difficult to dose than pharmaceutical pharmaceuticals.
What if you don't want to take pharmacy drugs for pressure and how to choose folk remedies that really help? Be sure to consult with your doctor. Self-medication is unacceptable.
Decoctions and infusions of medicinal plants
Medicinal plants are the main type of folk remedies for high blood pressure. They are taken in courses, the therapeutic effect usually occurs in 1-3 weeks.
Infusion from a mixture of plants
Take an equal amount of chamomile, birch buds, immortelle, St. John's wort, strawberry leaves. 3 tablespoons of the mixture are poured into 0.5 liters of boiling water, insisted until it cools. Drink half a glass 1 time per day before meals. Attention! St. John's wort is incompatible with many drugs, this should be taken into account if the infusion is taken as part of complex therapy.
Green beans decoction
Bean pods decoction helps well from pressure. To prepare this product, bean pods are poured with water, brought to a boil and left for 3 hours over low heat. After that, the broth should be cooled and filtered. The tool is consumed in 0.5 cups 3 times a day before meals. You can use it as a vegetable broth - the basis for making soups.
Dill seed infusion
A popular folk remedy for treating blood pressure, which also helps with flatulence. 2 tablespoons of dill seeds are ground, placed in a thermos, filled with 0.5 liters of boiling water and left for an hour, after which the liquid should be filtered. Take 0.5 cups 3-4 times a day before meals.
Dill seed infusion is effective not only for hypertension, but also for flatulence
Decoction of elecampane root in oat infusion
To prepare one of the most effective folk remedies for hypertension, take oats and elecampane root in a ratio of 1: 2. The oats are poured over with water and brought to a boil over low heat, after which they are insisted for 4 hours. Chopped elecampane is added to the infusion, brought to a boil and allowed to cool. The remedy is drunk 1/3 cup 3 times a day before meals for 2 weeks, before use, you can add a little honey to it.
Infusion of medicinal herbs
An effective recipe for arterial hypertension is a multi-component infusion. 1 part of peppermint, 8 parts of motherwort, 4 parts of strawberry leaves, 6 parts of marsh cinnamon and 2 parts of dill, shepherd's purse, flax seeds, chokeberry, hawthorn fruits mix. Put 2 tablespoons of the mixture into a thermos, pour boiling water with two glasses and leave for several hours. The infusion is consumed warm before meals for ¼ glass.
Lingonberry leaf infusion
One tablespoon of lingonberry leaves is poured with a glass of boiling water, allowed to cool and filtered. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day.
Infusion of calendula, dandelion and rose hips
3 parts of calendula flowers, 2 parts of dandelion root and 5 parts of rose hips are placed in a thermos, 1 liter of boiling water is poured and infused for an hour, then filtered and drunk 30 minutes before meals ½ cup.
Infusion for hypertension for pregnant women
To lower blood pressure during pregnancy, in the absence of contraindications, you can use infusions of immortelle, peppermint, hawthorn fruit. 1 tablespoon of raw materials is poured with two glasses of boiling water, insisted until cool, filtered and drunk ¼ cup 2-3 times a day.
Infusion for hypertension for the elderly
With arterial hypertension in elderly patients, you can use an infusion of 3 parts of white mistletoe leaves, 1.5 parts of valerian root, 2 parts of hawthorn flowers, 2 parts of vinca herb and 1 part of mustard powder, thyme seeds, viburnum bark and chokeberry fruits. The mixture is poured with a glass of boiling water and infused for 30 minutes, then filtered. Take 0.5 cups 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.
Mint tea (clover, willow tea)
Teas made from mint (mint infusion can be rubbed into the neck and shoulders), red clover, and willow tea have a good antihypertensive effect. They are prepared by steeping a few leaves (or flowers in the case of clover) in a cup with boiling water and drunk both hot and cold.
Alcohol tinctures
Combined tincture
It is possible to lower blood pressure with the help of a combined remedy, which is prepared from pharmacy tinctures of valerian (4 parts), motherwort (4 parts), peppermint (1 part), eucalyptus (2 parts) and peony (4 parts). Mix all components in a dark glass container, leave to infuse at room temperature for 2 weeks. Take ½-1 teaspoon 2-3 times a day with plenty of water. This is one of the most effective traditional medicines for high blood pressure and stress.
Golden Mustache Tincture
12 knees of the golden mustache are crushed and poured into 0.5 liters of alcohol or vodka. The container with the mixture is infused in a dark place at room temperature for two weeks, then filtered, and then stored in the refrigerator. Take a teaspoon 3 times a day before meals.
Golden mustache tincture effectively helps with arterial hypertension
Plantain tincture
Rinse and grind peeled plantain leaves. Pour 4 tablespoons of chopped leaves with 0.5 liters of alcohol or vodka, leave for 14 days and strain. The finished tincture is stored in the refrigerator, taken daily, 30 drops 3 times a day.
Tincture of red pine cones
Place 10 cones in a glass dish, pour 0.5 liters of vodka or alcohol, leave for 10 days in a dark place, then strain, add a teaspoon of apple cider or grape vinegar. Take a teaspoon before bedtime, you can add it to tea with honey.
Tincture of calendula
Tincture of calendula flowers has a diuretic and sedative effect. You can buy a pharmacy tincture, or prepare it at home according to the following recipe: pour 4 tablespoons of fresh or 2 tablespoons of dry calendula flowers with a glass of vodka, leave in a dark place for 7-10 days, strain. Store in a cool place. Take 20 drops three times a day.
Other folk remedies for high blood pressure
Beet juice
A natural remedy that can be used to treat hypertension at home. Peel small beets, grate on the finest grater, squeeze the juice through cheesecloth. Leave it open for 1-3 hours, then mix with another vegetable juice (carrot, tomato), water or honey and drink. Take it once a day for 2-3 weeks. Every day you need to prepare a fresh portion of juice; you cannot store it for more than a few hours.
A mixture of honey and pollen
A mixture of honey and pollen in equal proportions is used as an effective remedy for hypertension. The mixture is recommended to be taken in a teaspoon 3 times a day. Usually the course of treatment lasts 3-4 weeks, while the patient not only normalizes blood pressure, but also increases immunity and improves the condition of the body as a whole. This method is not suitable for people who are allergic to bee products, as well as those who suffer from diabetes.
A mixture of honey with flower pollen can be used for hypertension for people who do not suffer from allergies
Chokeberry, cranberry, viburnum
One of the best ways to normalize high blood pressure is to use chokeberry juice, as well as the berries themselves. For therapeutic purposes, it is recommended to eat 100 g of black chokeberry berries or drink ¼ glass of freshly squeezed juice 0.5 hours before meals 3 times a day. The duration of the course is 2 months. If there are no fresh berries, you can replace them with dried ones, prepare tea, broth, jelly, infusion. Take ½-1 cup drinks from dried berries 2-3 times a day.
The same recommendations for viburnum and cranberries. Their freshly squeezed juice is sour, so it is recommended to mix it with honey or sugar, or grind berries with honey or sugar in a 5: 1 ratio (for 5 parts of berries, 1 part of sugar or honey).
Freshly squeezed juices
Juice of persimmon, pumpkin, pomegranate, apples, carrots has a mild high blood pressure lowering effect. They drink it every day for ½-1 glass.
Garlic-lemon-honey mixture
You can use a mixture of garlic, honey and lemon to lower blood pressure and prevent the development of atherosclerotic damage to the blood vessels. To prepare it, rub the lemon on a fine grater along with the peel, add 100 g of liquid honey and 5 chopped cloves of garlic. The mixture is placed in a dark bowl and infused for several hours in a warm place. Then it is filtered and stored in the refrigerator. Take a teaspoon 3 times a day for a month.
Garlic-cranberry-honey mixture
For the same purpose as the garlic-lemon-honey mixture, another is prepared, where the lemon is replaced with cranberries. 100-200 g of peeled garlic and 1 kg of cranberries are passed through a meat grinder, add 0.5 kg of honey, mix and leave for several hours. It is taken in the same way as a garlic-lemon-honey mixture.
Both mixtures are contraindicated for patients with diseases of the stomach and esophagus.
Kefir with spices
Usually, hypertensive patients are advised to give up the use of spices, but an exception is made for two - cinnamon and ginger. It is useful for elderly patients with hypertension to drink a glass of kefir with cinnamon and dried ginger (each spice is taken a pinch). This remedy is believed to improve the condition of blood vessels, as well as help to establish metabolism and help to normalize weight.
Neck massage
Methods that help against high blood pressure include gentle massage of the neck and collarbone area. To do this, use your thumb to stroke the areas from the cavity behind the earlobe to the collarbone on both sides (10 times on each side). Movements should be directed only downward, upward movements can lead to the opposite effect.
Mustard plasters
When you need quick help to normalize high blood pressure, a mustard plaster can help, which is placed on the collar zone and calf muscles, if there are no mustard plasters, you can pour mustard powder into socks or make a warm (not hot and not cold!) Foot bath with it.
Helps relieve pressure neck massage or mustard plaster
Vinegar
Another recipe for a rapid decrease in blood pressure: apply a napkin moistened with 6-9% vinegar to the soles of the patient's feet for 5-10 minutes. Alternatively, you can soak your socks with 9% vinegar diluted a third with water and soak in them for 20 minutes.
Horseradish and Apple Cider Vinegar Blend
Another folk remedy for treating pressure is applying a mixture of a tablespoon of grated horseradish and the same amount of apple cider vinegar to the back of the head, after placing the product in cheesecloth. The mixture is kept until a burning sensation appears.
Wellness lifestyle
An important condition for the effectiveness of any treatment, as well as an independent method of therapy, is a revision of the lifestyle, sometimes this is enough to normalize pressure. Patients are shown moderate physical activity, normalization of body weight, avoidance of excessive physical and mental stress, rejection of bad habits, strengthening of immunity. In the diet, it is recommended to limit salt, pickles, smoking, canned food, fatty, fried foods, spices, dark meat and legumes. You should completely abandon alcohol and tonic drinks. It is recommended to include vegetables, fruits, easily digestible meats, fish, dairy products in the daily diet.
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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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