In 1982 my mother died from a cardiovascular event. It was a subarachnoid hemorrhage ( of an artery in the brain) At that time there were not MRI nor CT scans available in every hospital. Her blood pressure the day before was check and was not elevated Perhaps she had a BP surge that caused an already unknown middle artery cerebral aneurysm to rupture. I will never know. I do know this
Hypertension is a global public health problem characterized by a persistent elevation in arterial pressure that often has no signs or symptoms. Uncontrolled hypertension increases the risk for a number of health conditions and diseases including angina, heart failure, cardiovascular events, cerebrovascular diseases, and chronic kidney disease. Standard treatment guidelines for the management of hypertension involve lifestyle modification and pharmacological anti-hypertensive treatment.
There is more to be studied. There are many plants that have a beneficial effect on lowering blood pressure. These include Snakeroot, Artichoke, Green tea, Ginger, Gingko, and Hawthorne. Still, the demand for naturally occurring medicinal plants with hypotensive or anti-hypertensive properties continues to grow.
There are beneficial studies on all of these herbs. Green tea is the extensively studied herb for a variety of medical conditions. In addition tp plants herbs there are supplements as Magnesium, Essential Oils, Arginine, Citruline, CoEnzyme Q10, carnitine and taurine that can be used. As a cardiologist I feel all modalities of medicine should be used to reduce cardiovascular risk factors This combined with dietary and exercise modification should be discussed with every single patient