Blood Pressure Lowering Tea

High blood pressure is a condition that affects millions of people around the world. Many of the signs of high blood pressure may go unnoticed until it turns into a more serious condition. According to the American Heart Association, untreated high blood pressure can lead to stroke, heart attack, heart failure or kidney failure. Fortunately there is an easy and delicious way to lower your blood pressure: drink tea daily. Green, black, hibiscus and hawthorn berry teas may be able to help you ward off or manage high blood pressure.

Green and black teas

• According to a WHO collaborative study at several Japanese universities, both black and green tea attenuate blood pressure increases because of their antioxidant properties. Antioxidants are present in the polyphenols of tea and are higher in green than in black tea because it is less processed.

Hibiscus tea

• According to a study at Tufts University in Boston, drinking three cups of hibiscus tea a day significantly lowered blood pressure levels. Hibiscus is also known as Jamiaca and can be found at most health food stores, as well as Latin Amercan food shops or restaurants where it is also sold as an iced tea.

Hawthorn Berry Tea

• According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, hawthorn berry is effective for treating hypertension and other associated cadiovascular complaints. Hawthorn berry has high levels of antioxidants and has been used for medicinal uses for thousands of years in Europe.

Warning

• High blood pressure is a serious medical condition and all treatments should be monitored by a medical professional.

Potential

• Since most scientists theorize that it is the antioxidant properties of the herbal teas that give the blood pressure lowering and cardio protective effects, it is possible that there are other herbal teas out there that have significant benefits and have not been studied yet.