❤️ Medicinal Plants for Heart / Circulation
Heart and circulation are the area where self-treatment is least appropriate. Hawthorn is well studied as a support and takes four to six weeks to act. Everything else — rhythm disturbances, blood pressure, heart failure — belongs in medical hands. The strongly cardioactive plants are deliberately absent from this list; they are raw material for medicines, not household remedies.
40 plants from our database are traditionally associated with Heart / Circulation – each with a profile, active compounds, safety notes and sources. Poisonous and legally controlled species are deliberately left out of this list; they remain reachable through the search and the plant index.
These plants are traditionally used for the listed conditions. Not medical advice — consult a doctor or pharmacist for persistent symptoms.
Raw onion as spring tonic and digestive stimulant: promotes salivary and gastric secretion, mildly supports blood pressure regulation, traditionall…
Prevention of atherosclerotic vascular changes; supportive use in slightly elevated blood lipids and mild hypertension.
Standardised dry extract (well-established use) for supportive treatment of mild heart failure NYHA II — leading preparation WS 1442.
Folk-medicinal use as a circulation-stimulating morning tea for hypotensive symptoms such as morning fatigue, weak circulation and low blood pressure.
Classic spring wild food: fresh leaves as salad, spread or side - mildly hypotensive and digestive.
Classic for excessively heavy, prolonged or too frequent menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia, metrorrhagia) as well as symptomatic post-bleeding and ca…
The potato is an important source of potassium (approx.
Traditional Mexican use for mild hypertension and 'nervous high blood pressure'.
Traditional tincture for nervous palpitations, mildly elevated blood pressure and anxiety.
Traditional tincture for nervous palpitations, mildly elevated blood pressure and anxiety.
Traditional olive leaf tea for supportive use in mildly elevated blood pressure and as a mild aquaretic — oleuropein is considered the principal ac…
Leek contains flavonoids (esp.
Calming tea for nervous tension and nervous palpitations (after a doctor has excluded serious causes).
Forskolin-rich root extracts of Plectranthus barbatus directly activate adenylyl cyclase and elevate intracellular cAMP levels, producing positive…
Beetroot juice (approx.
Capsicum chinense provides the world's hottest cultivated edible fruits — Habanero (100,000–350,000 SHU), Scotch Bonnet (100,000–350,000 SHU), Bhut…
Rocket leaves are among the most nutrient-dense leafy vegetables in Europe: 100 g supplies approx.
In traditional Chinese and Persian medicine, celery is used to support blood pressure.
Regular celeriac consumption described in folk medicine as supporting healthy blood pressure.
Chard is one of the best plant-based sources of vitamin K (approx.
The seeds (peas), as mature dry peas, contain approx.
In folk medicine, stevia was used in South America to support blood pressure.
Ash leaf tea has traditionally been used in European folk medicine for mild joint complaints and rheumatic conditions.
Regular tomato consumption is associated with reduced cardiovascular disease risk in epidemiological studies, attributed to the combined effect of…
Ginger powder/extract for prevention of motion sickness (kinetosis) — EMA well-established use.
In the Indian Ayurvedic tradition, kohlrabi (known as 'Ganth Gobi') is recommended for pitta disorders (states of overheating in the body) — as a c…
Standardised dry extract (EGb 761) for improving cognitive function and quality of life in mild dementia — the only ginkgo preparation with EMA wel…
Folk juniper berry bath additive for external use in rheumatic complaints and to stimulate peripheral circulation.
Spruce needle bath: needles and shoot tips are boiled and the decoction added to bathwater.
Chives are an exceptionally rich source of vitamin K: approx.
Steamed broccoli (5–7 minutes on low heat, in a steamer basket or with minimal water) retains the majority of water-soluble vitamins (vitamin C, fo…
Bark extract for circulatory and skin problems: the bark contains high levels of hydrolyzable tannins (ellagitannins: castalagin, vescalagin) with…
Cinnamon bark extract in tincture form is traditionally used for digestive complaints and to support peripheral circulation.
A pooled analysis of 17 randomized trials found a reduction of systolic (upper) blood pressure by an average of 7.1 mmHg; for the lower value and f…
In the folk medicine of Southeast Asia and India, Tulsi infusions are used for mild rheumatic joint pain and to promote circulation.
Parsnips provide approx.
Radishes contain glucosinolates (especially glucoraphasatin, glucoraphenin, glucoerucin) and their breakdown products isothiocyanates (especially s…
In Ayurvedic and Middle Eastern folk medicine, aubergine is regarded as blood-pressure balancing and anti-haemorrhoidal.
Historical folk medicine: The Aztecs called the plant tlilxochitl ('black flower') and used it mixed with cacao and chilli (Xocoatl, a precursor of…
Cauliflower provides approximately 15–20 µg of vitamin K1 per 100 g — roughly 13–20 % of the daily value.
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