2023-08-20 15:31:00
What is hypertension?
It is an extremely widespread silent disease: hypertension – ie increased blood pressure in the arteries – affects up to 65% of people over 65 and, all the same, 10% of 18/34 year olds*. This makes it the most common cardiovascular disease. And if hypertension is discreet and causes almost no symptoms, its consequences are clearly visible: cardiovascular disorders, kidney failure, Alzheimer’s disease… Hence the importance of being screened and monitored by your doctor. We speak of hypertension when the systolic tension exceeds 140mmHg and the diastolic the 90mmHg (the famous figures 14/9 measured thanks to the tensiometer). If we come close to these values, or if we exceed them exceptionally (or recently), the doctor will advise us to change our diet, to do more exercise, or even to take medication or plants. In any case, we cannot treat ourselves without speaking to a health professional to verify that there are no contraindications in our situation.
Source : INSERM
Herbs that fight high blood pressure
They have many virtues including that of regulating the heart rate and lowering blood pressure. Olive leaf also lowers blood glucose, cholesterol and triglyceride levels which also promote cardiovascular disorders. As a bonus, it reduces arthrosclerotic deposits (plaques that clog the arteries).
How to use them? The easiest way is to use the dry leaves, in the form of herbal tea. Infuse a teaspoon of olive leaves in a 15cl cup for 10 minutes. Drink 3 cups a day.
It is a powerful plant once morest stress that calms heart rhythm disorders (palpitations for example) and reduces nervousness and sleep disorders. However, we know that stress is an aggravating factor in hypertension…
How to use it ? In the form of dry extract, in herbal tea, 1 teaspoon to infuse for 5 minutes in a cup of simmering water. Up to three cups a day. Or in the form of buds, 10 drops under the tongue or in a glass of water twice a day. Attention, to work, a cure of hawthorn must be taken over approximately 3 months.
- Lavender essential oil
It has soothing virtues by acting on the autonomic nervous system, one of whose roles is precisely to regulate blood pressure. Other essential oils are also interesting: chamomile, lemon eucalyptus, marjoram, ylang-ylang…
How to use it ? We breathe it in directly from the bottle with great inspirations and expirations. Same for chamomile. Ylang ylang oil is swallowed on a teaspoon of honey to let melt under the tongue three times a day. In any case, beware of side effects: ask your pharmacist for advice.
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