Selected Dietary Therapy Recipes for Hypertension (Part 1): Drinks Ingredients such as Celery, Carrots, and Hawthorn

**8.** **Dietary Therapy for Hypertension**

(1) Tomato and Celery Drink: 100g celery, 5 slices of onion, 5 cloves of garlic, 5 peeled water chestnuts,

Take one tomato and four small bowls of water, simmer over low heat until reduced to one small bowl, drink it once before bed, and you will see results after a few times.

(2) Fresh celery juice: 250 grams of fresh celery. Wash the fresh celery and blanch it in boiling water for 2 minutes.

Chop and juice. Take one small cup twice daily. It lowers blood pressure, calms the liver, soothes, relieves spasms, and soothes the stomach.

It induces vomiting and promotes urination. It is suitable for hypertensive patients with dizziness, headache, facial flushing, and mental excitability.

(3) Celery and red dates soup: In addition to treating high blood pressure, it can also treat acute jaundice hepatitis.

For conditions such as cystitis, use 200-400 grams of celery and 50-100 grams of red dates to make a soup and consume it in divided doses.

Use it. If it is not celery season, you can also make a soup with 150-250 grams of dried celery stalks and red dates.

(4) Fresh celery and apple juice: can lower blood pressure, soothe the liver, calm the nerves, relieve spasms, and soothe the stomach. It also stops vomiting and promotes urination.

Urine. Suitable for hypertensive patients with dizziness, headache, facial flushing, and easy excitability. Use fresh celery.

250g of celery, 1-2 apples. Blanch fresh celery in boiling water for 2 minutes, then chop and mix with green apples.

Juice, 1 cup each time, twice a day.

(5) Celery root stewed with water chestnuts: Commonly used for its blood pressure lowering, calming, and sedative effects. Use 60 grams of celery root...

Simmer 6 water chestnuts, celery root, and water chestnuts in a clay pot to make a soup.

(6) Carrot juice: It has the function of improving blood vessels, increasing coronary blood flow, and reducing...

Blood lipids promote the synthesis of adrenaline, thus having effects such as lowering blood pressure and strengthening the heart, and also significantly reducing...

Hypoglycemic effect. Approximately 1000 ml is needed daily, divided into several doses. Medical research has shown that it can help patients with hypertension.

Drinking carrot juice has a significant blood pressure-lowering effect.

(7) Green radish juice: Chop green radish and juice it. Drink 30 ml each time, twice a day, for a period of time.

One course of treatment lasts 10 days.

(8) Rock Sugar Vinegar Drink: 100g vinegar, 50g rock sugar. Dissolve the rock sugar in the vinegar.

Take 10 grams each time, 3 times a day, after meals. It removes blood stasis and promotes tissue regeneration, aids digestion and strengthens the stomach, replenishes the middle energizer and boosts qi, and clears heat.

It has heat-clearing and fire-reducing properties, making it suitable for those with hypertension who are deficient in yin and have blood stasis.

(9) Hawthorn and Rehmannia Decoction: 150g of carefully selected hawthorn, 50g of raw rehmannia root, and appropriate amount of white sugar.

Wash the red dates, remove the seeds, and place them in a stainless steel pot. Simmer until tender, add white sugar, cook until done, cool, and then store in the refrigerator.

It can be eaten anytime, just like a snack.

(10) Chrysanthemum, Hawthorn, and Cassia Seed Drink: 10g chrysanthemum, 15g raw hawthorn slices, 15g cassia seed.

Crush cassia seeds, decoct them with chrysanthemum and raw hawthorn slices in water, and drink as tea. Sugar can be added as desired. This has the effect of dispelling wind and heat.

It benefits the liver, lubricates the intestines, promotes bowel movements, and lowers blood pressure. Suitable for patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease, and also beneficial for those with yin deficiency and yang excess, and constipation.

It is more effective for conditions such as tuberculosis.

(11) Peanut Leaf Tea: 30-45 grams of dried whole peanut plant. Wash and cut the whole peanut plant into sections.

Boil in water and drink as tea. It has calming and blood pressure-lowering effects. Suitable for patients with hypertension.

(12) Blood pressure lowering tea: 6 grams of Apocynum venetum leaves, 15 grams of hawthorn, 5 grams of Schisandra chinensis, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Steep the above four ingredients in boiling water, as much as desired, and drink as tea. It clears heat, calms the liver, invigorates blood circulation, removes blood stasis, and quenches thirst.

Drinking this tea regularly can lower blood lipids and blood pressure, and can also help prevent coronary heart disease.

(13) Chrysanthemum tea: The chrysanthemums used should be chamomile, which is not bitter, especially those grown in the Suzhou and Hangzhou area.

Large or small white chrysanthemums are best; use about 3 grams each time to brew tea, 3 times a day. Alternatively, chrysanthemums can be used.

A decoction of honeysuckle and licorice root, taken as a tea, has special effects in calming the liver, improving eyesight, clearing heat, and detoxifying. It is also beneficial for those with high blood pressure.

It has significant therapeutic effects on patients with hypertension and arteriosclerosis.

(14) Hawthorn tea: The components contained in hawthorn can aid digestion, dilate blood vessels, and lower blood sugar.

Lowering blood pressure. Regular consumption of hawthorn tea also has a significant auxiliary effect in treating hypertension.

The method of consumption is to steep 1-2 fresh, tender hawthorn fruits in hot water several times a day.

(15) Lotus leaf tea: Traditional Chinese medicine practice shows that lotus leaf infusions and decoctions have the effects of dilating blood vessels and clearing heat.

It has the effects of relieving heat and lowering blood pressure. At the same time, lotus leaves are also a good medicine for weight loss and fat reduction. It is also used to treat high blood pressure.

The method is as follows: Wash and chop half a fresh lotus leaf, add an appropriate amount of water, boil, let cool, and drink as tea.

(16) Lotus Seed Heart Tea: The lotus seed heart refers to the green embryo in the center of the lotus seed, which has an extremely bitter taste, but

However, it has excellent effects in lowering blood pressure and reducing lipids. Steep 12 grams of lotus seed hearts in boiling water and drink as tea daily.

Drinking it once in the morning and once in the evening can not only lower blood pressure, but also has the special effects of clearing heat, calming the nerves, and strengthening the heart.

(17) Sophora japonica flower tea: Pick the flower buds of the Sophora japonica tree, dry them, and then steep them in boiling water to make tea.

When consumed several times daily, it has a unique therapeutic effect on patients with hypertension. Additionally, Sophora japonica flowers also...

It has the effects of constricting blood vessels and stopping bleeding.

(18) Eucommia tea: Take 10-15 grams of Eucommia leaves daily, steep in boiling water and drink as tea to prevent and treat diseases.

High blood pressure, lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and preventing arteriosclerosis.

Eucommia ulmoides is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb. Its bark is used medicinally, and thicker pieces are preferred; therefore, thicker bark is often used in prescriptions.

Eucommia ulmoides, after processing, is used in combination with other Chinese medicinal herbs to tonify the liver and kidneys, strengthen tendons and bones, and stabilize pregnancy.

Used in recent years. Clinically, it is commonly used to lower blood pressure and blood lipids. In folk medicine, Eucommia leaves are often steeped in water to make a decoction, which also provides benefits.

Related effects.

Eucommia ulmoides leaf tea can lower blood pressure and cholesterol. Studies have shown that this may be related to the inhibitory effects of the water extract of Eucommia ulmoides leaves.

This is related to the oxidative modification effect of low-density lipoprotein (LDL). Because LDL undergoes oxidation...

It can easily lead to thickening of the arterial wall, resulting in atherosclerosis. Although both stir-fried and raw Eucommia ulmoides are...

It has a similar effect, but Eucommia ulmoides leaves are the most effective.

(19) Polygonum multiflorum tea: Polygonum multiflorum has the effects of lowering blood lipids and reducing thrombus formation. For those with elevated blood lipids,

Regular consumption of Polygonum multiflorum tea has significant therapeutic effects. The preparation method involves taking 20-30 grams of processed Polygonum multiflorum, adding water, and decocting.

After 30 minutes, let it cool to a warm temperature and drink it like tea, one dose per day.

(20) Apocynum venetum and Schisandra chinensis tea: 6 grams of Apocynum venetum leaves, 5 grams of Schisandra chinensis, appropriate amount of rock sugar, boiling water.

Brew and drink as a tea substitute. Regular consumption of this tea can lower blood pressure, improve symptoms of hypertension, and prevent coronary heart disease.

(21) Tiandi Longgu Tea: 40g Gastrodia elata, 30g Pheretima aspergillum, 100g dragon bone, crush the three herbs as follows:

Simmer in a tea-like liquid over low heat for 10 minutes, then remove from heat, strain, and drink as tea over two days. Long-term use may lead to blood...

Blood pressure should be kept near normal levels. All three herbs are available at Chinese medicine shops.

(22) Kudzu Root Tea: Kudzu root has the effect of improving blood circulation in the brain, and is beneficial for those suffering from high blood pressure.

It has a good relieving effect on symptoms such as headache, dizziness, tinnitus, and lower back and leg pain. Regular consumption of kudzu root tea...

It has a significant effect on treating hypertension. The preparation method involves washing kudzu root, slicing it thinly, and taking it daily.

Take 30 grams, boil it in water, and drink it as tea.

(23) Cassia Seed Tea: Cassia seeds have the effects of lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, clearing the liver and improving eyesight.

Regular consumption of cassia seed tea can help treat high blood pressure. Steep 15-20 grams of cassia seeds in water and drink it several times a day as a tea substitute.

It is indeed a wonderful remedy for treating high blood pressure, dizziness, and blurred vision.

(24) Mulberry Loranthus Tea: Mulberry loranthus is a key herb in traditional Chinese medicine for tonifying the kidneys and replenishing blood. Clinical studies in traditional Chinese medicine show that...

A decoction of mulberry mistletoe, used as a tea substitute, has a significant auxiliary therapeutic effect on hypertension. The recipe for mulberry mistletoe tea...

The method is as follows: Take 15 grams of dried mulberry mistletoe, decoct for 15 minutes and drink, once in the morning and once in the evening every day.

(25) Corn silk tea: Corn silk not only has a good effect on lowering blood pressure, but also has...

It has effects such as stopping diarrhea, stopping bleeding, promoting urination, and nourishing the stomach. Brew as tea and drink several times a day, 25-50 grams each time.

Clinically, corn silk is particularly effective in treating edema and hypertension caused by nephritis. (From...)

However, 50 grams of "dried stamens" (i.e., the thin, dried stamens of the female flower) are picked from mature corn ears and boiled.

Drinking water can effectively treat symptoms such as high blood pressure, dizziness, and headaches.

(26) Goji Berry Tea: Steep 10 grams of goji berries in boiling water and drink as tea after meals, 3 times a day.

After 10 days, there was a noticeable blood pressure reduction effect.

(27) Scallion and Red Date Tea: 15 grams of scallion whites and 15 red dates. Wash the scallion whites (including roots and whiskers) thoroughly.

Slice the jujubes and set aside. Wash the jujubes, put them in a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, simmer for 10 minutes, then add sliced ​​scallions.

Simply boil. Drink frequently as a tea substitute. It dispels wind, lowers blood pressure, strengthens the spleen, and reduces lipids. Used for all types of hypertension.

(28) Hawthorn Honey Tea: 20g hawthorn slices, 20g honey. Slice the fresh hawthorn slices thinly and sun-dry...

Dry or bake the ingredients, place them in an earthenware pot, add water and simmer for 30 minutes. Filter to obtain the juice, add honey, and mix well.

Yes. Take twice a day, morning and evening. It eliminates stagnation and blood stasis, promotes blood circulation, and lowers lipids. Used for all types of hypertension, especially those complicated with coronary heart disease.

It is especially suitable for patients with diseases such as hyperlipidemia.

(29) Double Ear Sweet Tea: 15g black fungus, 15g white fungus, 15g rock sugar, 15g honey.

Soak black fungus and white fungus separately in cold water until softened, remove the stems, wash and tear them apart, place them in a large bowl, and add an appropriate amount of ice.

Mix sugar and water, steam for 30 minutes, remove and let cool slightly before stirring in honey. Serve as a tea snack or breakfast.

Taken at night. Nourishes Yin and moistens dryness, invigorates blood circulation and lowers blood pressure. Used for all types of hypertension, and for those accompanied by arteriosclerosis and eye problems.

It is especially suitable for patients with basal hemorrhage.