The influence of viburnum on blood pressure

Many people like to be treated with viburnum, but not everyone knows whether it increases or lowers the pressure. In the recipes there are infusions, decoctions, tinctures from the bark of the viburnum, as well as fruit drinks from its berries. It is used in folk medicine to reduce blood pressure( see Hypertension).

Bark, berries of the viburnum contain biologically active substances. These are essential oils, dihydroquercetin, vitamins C and K, caffeine, valeric acid. Does the calf increase the pressure or reduce it? Diuretic effect in arterial hypertension allows you to expel excess fluid from the body. The diuretic effect due to which the calf has an antihypertensive effect is due to the content of essential oils that dilate the kidney vessels. Therefore, the fluid does not linger, but leaves naturally through the kidneys.

Useful properties of the Kalina

Vitamin C strengthens the capillaries, connective tissue, enhancing the synthesis of collagen, which is necessary for the strength, elasticity of the vessels. Vitamin K thickens the blood, which is undesirable when hypercoagulable - increased thrombosis. However, with bleeding at increased pressure, viburnum reduces the risk of hemorrhagic stroke.

Caffeic acid dilates the vessels of the brain. Renal capillaries also increase their lumen, while the ischemic processes in the kidneys are eliminated, the level of renin that starts the increase in pressure is reduced. The total peripheral resistance of blood vessels is reduced due to dihydroquercetin and essential oils, which contributes to the hypotensive effect.

Therefore, the pressure gradually comes back to normal, as the tone of strained blood vessels is normalized. This is achieved with the constant use of berries of viburnum, juice, mors from it, and also broth, infusion from the bark.

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Dihydroquercetin contains guinea bark, is a member of the family of vitamin P, which has anti-edematous action due to the suppression of hyaluronidase. Dihydroquercetin has an anti-inflammatory effect, blocking the effect of hyaluronidase, reducing thrombosis, swelling. Strengthens the wall of blood vessels, which is important with increased blood pressure, atherosclerosis, when there is a risk of vascular rupture.

Hyaluronidase is an enzyme that breaks the integrity of blood vessels, provoking the leakage of the liquid portion of blood into surrounding tissues, leading to swelling. Extra fluid is often delayed if the pressure is increased.

Valerian acid in the composition of berries of calina calms the nervous system, has an antispasmodic effect on the blood vessels of the heart. Helps with a combination of high blood pressure and coronary heart disease, as it can expand coronary vessels.

Effects of viburnum in hypertension

Useful properties for potassium berry pressure:

1. Helps prevent stroke.
2. Reduces the risk of heart attack, facilitates the course of coronary heart disease.
3. Lowers high blood pressure.
4. Strengthens blood vessels.
5. Strengthens the renal blood flow due to essential oils.

The vine of a viburnum at a hypertonia possesses soft action, therefore at high figures on a blood pressure monitor it is not necessary to expect fast effect. It is necessary to take medicines prescribed by a doctor against hypertension: diuretics, beta-adrenoreceptor blockers, calcium channels, ACE inhibitors. This will prevent hypertensive crises, while the viburnum is just starting to work.

The herbal remedy acts more gently than the pharmacological preparations, so the fast results from therapy should not be expected. You need at least one month of treatment and a regular, regular use of plant raw materials.

Application of Kalina at pressure

How to cook the viburnum from the pressure? From berries do mors, jam, juices. In hypertensive illness, it is pressed and mixed with honey, watered and drunk. Prepare jam from berries, as well as berry puree with honey. For jam take the same parts of berries, sugar and crush the mixture, leave for 12 hours, then stack in any closable container, put in the cold. Take this mixture several times a day for at least a month. You can freeze the berries of the viburnum, then make them compote or jelly, add to ice cream.

With increased acidity of the stomach, the presence of heartburn, stomach ulcer viburnum is not desirable. If there are diseases of the digestive tract, it is preferable to use the bark of the Kalina to lower blood pressure.
A decoction is prepared from the bark of a viburnum, which helps reduce pressure, the bark contains dihydroquercetin, tanning substances.

For this, the medicinal raw materials are crushed in a coffee grinder. Then water is poured into the crushed bark, stirred, brought to a boil, the broth is placed in a thermos for 40 minutes. They drink half a glass a month. Next, make a monthly break.

You can also make tincture of bark on vodka. Alcohol extraction allows dissolving other useful substances that are insoluble in water. Alcoholic tincture of the bark of the Kalina is contraindicated at high pressure figures and high risks.

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Contraindications

The bark of a guelder rose, its berries are not recommended for pregnancy, low blood pressure( see Hypotension), severe renal dysfunction. Berries contain a lot of organic acids, irritating the stomach, so they are contraindicated in diseases of the stomach, upper intestine, pancreas. The list of contraindications includes hypercoagulation - accelerated and increased coagulability of blood.

Allergic reactions can occur both on the bark and on the berries of Kalina. There may be a rash on the skin, itching, and also a laryngeal edema with spasm and anaphylactic shock with a sharp loss of consciousness. Individual intolerance is a contraindication.

Conclusion

In folk medicine, viburnum from high blood pressure is used in complex therapy as a diuretic and sedative. It is an effective assistant in the fight against hypertensive syndrome. Gradual and sustained action develops with the constant use of herbal medicine.