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Cardiovascular

Mild essential hypertension (adjunct)

3 plants

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Garlic has modest SBP data. Hawthorn has CHF/HTN-adjacent data and digoxin/BP stacking issues. Licorice raises BP — take it off. These do not replace a thiazide when you need one.

Primary plants

  1. Garlic (Allium sativum)
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    GarlicHuman data

    Allium sativum

    Aged extracts have modest SBP-lowering human data. Culinary clove ≠ extract.

    Typical. Aged garlic extract as studied (often 600–900 mg/day). Food is weaker.

    Safety. Bleeding at extract dose. Stop before surgery. Odor.

  2. Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
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    HawthornHuman data

    Crataegus monogyna

    Crataegus has human data in mild HF/HTN-adjacent symptoms. Potentiates hypotensives and possibly glycosides.

    Typical. Leaf/flower extract as in European trials (often 300–900 mg/day WS 1442-type).

    Safety. Hypotension stacking. Digoxin caution. Not a hypertensive emergency plant.

Supportive plants1
  • Linden (Tilia cordata)
    LindenStrong traditional
    Tilia cordata

    Traditional calming diaphoretic tea for 'nervous' BP bumps. Evidence traditional.

    Typical. Flower tea.

    Safety. Allergy rare.

Clinical notes

  • Licorice, yohimbe, ma huang, and bitter orange push the wrong direction.

When this is not enough

  • Crisis-range BP, end-organ symptoms, pregnancy HTN, secondary HTN not evaluated

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