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Treating High Blood Pressure With Hawthorn.
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Hawthorn has, for hundreds of years, been used throughout Northern Europe and parts
of Asia as an effective natural hypertension treatment.
Yet, in as little as two generations this effective natural remedy was almost forgotten
having been replaced by pharmaceutical products.
Following several scientific studies, the benefits of hawthorn are being recognized
anew.
Of the many species of the shrub, crataegus orycantholdes is most commonly used to help
lower high blood pressure.
Hawthorn is a hedgerow shrub related to the rose and is common across Northern Europe
and parts of Asia.
Why Treating Hypertension with Hawthorn was Almost Forgotten?
There are a number of possible reasons for this including:
Traditionally, the leaves, berries and flowers were collected from wild hawthorn shrubs to
make the extract used to treat hypertension.
These are only available seasonally.
The extract was made by the local herbalist and there were inconsistencies in the quality
of the end product.
Medical training in the twentieth Century leaned heavily toward allopathic medicine,
which is now the prevailing norm in Western medicine.
It is strongly influenced by modern pharmaceutical products, which have consistent quality.
Nineteenth Century medical practitioners were more familiar with natural and herbal treatments,
which their modern counterparts often viewed as unscientific and ineffective.
In recent years, there has been renewed interest in using herbs and other botanics to compliment
Western medicine's arsenal of treatments.
Hawthorn extract is one such natural remedy that is coming back into popularity.
Some hawthorn plantations have been established and are cultivated under strictly controlled
conditions.
Making the extract from the berries, flowers and leaves is also done under strictly controlled
conditions to ensure a consistent and high quality product.
How does Hawthorn Lower Blood Pressure?
Hawthorn reduces hypertension by:
Dilating blood vessels by blocking an enzyme called angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE).
This action improves circulation and lowers blood pressure;
Hawthorn is also a mild diuretic, which lowers blood volume, and this is another way hawthorn
functions as a hypertension treatment.
Because of this, you should only use this supplement under medical supervision if you
are already taking any form of hypertension medication.
If your blood pressure is in the range of 140/90 to 160/100mm Hg, and you are otherwise
healthy and free of risk factors, your doctor might suggest that, in addition to improving
your diet and taking more exercise, you take a natural treatment such as hawthorn extract
before considering prescribing one or more of the standard high blood pressure treatments.
Hawthorn extract is now widely available and is sometimes combined with other beneficial
herbs and botanics such as ginko biloba, passion flower and cramp bark for broader heart and
circulation support.
Other Medicinal Uses of Hawthorn.
Hawthorn is not only used in the treatment and prevention of hypertension; it has also
been found to be useful in treating congestive heart failure, lowering rapid pulse, improving
arrhythmias, lowering cholesterol levels, and in the treatment for hardening of the
arteries.
Hawthorn works by inhibiting the angiotensin-converting enzyme and also by reducing blood volume.
These characteristics and combined with the lack of side effects make hawthorn an excellent
natural treatment for reducing hypertension.
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