MamasHealth.com Home Heart Disease Pages Acyanotic Angina Atherosclerosis Arrhythmia Blood Pressure Cholesterol Coronary Disease Cor Pulmonale Cyanotic Healthy Heart Heart Disease Heart Disease Risks Heart Disease Stats Heart Defect Treatments Heart Failure Heart Murmurs Heart Palpitations Human Heart More Bloodpressure Myocarditis Questions to ask your Doctor Rheumatic Heart Disease Links Email Mama Heart healthy oils Health benefits of sex	Plants that Help Reduce Blood pressure Ginseng Ginseng root is native to eastern Asia and North America. Ginseng normalizes high or low blood pressure by lowering blood sugar. Oat Fiber Lowers cholesterol by helping prevent reabsorption of bile acids from the small intestine. Fenugreek Reduces blood sugar.  May inhibit the intestinal absorption of cholesterol. Fenugreek is native to southern Europe, the Mediterranean region, and Western Asia. Psyllium Psyllium is a soluble fiber that comes from a plant most commonly grown in India. Psyllium absorbs water and expands to increase moisture content of the stool to encourage bowel movement.  Psyllium contains a soluble fiber which studies have shown can lower cholesterol levels. Plants and Diuretics Diuretics are substances used to remove excess fluids from the body by increasing the volume of urine and reducing blood volume.  Decreased blood volume will alleviate stress on the heart.  Different plants and herbs are used as diuretics. Barley Contains seeds that are used as an anti-inflammatory diuretic. Germander Germander is both a stimulant and a diuretic.  Germander is used to treat heart failure due to excess fluid. Xanthine Xanthine is a chemical that occurs naturally in yeast, potatoes, coffee beans, tea and chocolate.  Xanthine stimulate the brain, heart and muscles. Xanthine's diuretic properties dilate the heart's blood vessels.	Advertise on MamasHealth.com Your product featured on MamasHealth.com Sign up for our Email Newsletter For Email Marketing you can trust
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