Top 12 Herbs That Improve Your Heart Health

Top 12 Herbs That Improve Your Heart HealthTop 12 Herbs That Improve Your Heart Health

Herbs can be beneficial for many aspects of health. They are one of the best things that you can do for your heart.

Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in America. There is evidence that heart diseases can be prevented and even reversed. Several herbs and supplements can benefit in the fight against atherosclerosis, which is the underlying cause of most heart diseases.

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory condition that affects the lining of blood vessels. It can lead to artery blockages, and that can cause heart attacks. These herbs can help you fight against and may even prevent you from getting a heart disease in the future.

1. Ajamoda: ajamoda had stimulant and carminative properties and used as a sedative and tonic.
2. Arjuna: arjuna induces improvement of cardiac muscles function and improves pumping blood in the heart. This herb regulates blood pressure and tones the heart.
3. Dadima: also know as pmergranate. Pomegranate juice helps reduced LDL cholesterol and increased HDL cholesterol by 20 percent. The oxidation of the LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) is believed by researchers to be a major cause of heart disease and was reduced by 20 percent.
4. Grapes: grapes increase capillary strength and vascular function. Grapes also decrease PMS problems, bruising, edema, leg swelling, immune resistance, increased peripheral circulation, better vision, reduce an allergic response, reduce skin aging, and loss of elasticity.
5. Pippali: provides alterations in the membrane dynamics and permeation chartacteristics along with induction in synthesis of proteins associated with cytoskeletal functions resulting in an increase in the small intestine absorptive surface, thus assisting efficient permeations through the epithelial barrier.
6. Vasa: acts as a bronchodilator
7. Cinnamon: it helps with nausea, vomiting, and gas.
8. Amrit: this is used to improve the immune system because of its antiperiodic, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic.
9. Garlic: garlic raises HDLs while it lowers LDLs and triglycerides. Garlic is also known to help lower high blood pressure.
10. Hawthorn: hawthorn aid the heart pumping action and can slow rapid heart rate.
11. Licorice: licorice is used as an antiviral and used in the treatment of gastrointestinal ulceration.
12. Astragalus: this is an immune booster, strengthens digestion, raise metabolism and promote wound healing.

Sources:

http://all-natural.com/top-ten.html

http://www.slideshare.net/drkgowthaman/top-10-herbs-for-heart-care

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