The hibiscus tea against mild hypertension

Integrating hibiscus tea (Hibiscus sabdariffa) on a daily basis would reduce the Prehypertensive arterial hypertension and mild, as far as drugs prescribed for this purpose. This was indicated by researchers from Tufts University in Boston, at the last annual convention of the American Heart Association (AHA) . This conclusion was drawn from a study of 65 adults whose blood pressure showed a Prehypertensive or mild hypertension: systolic pressure was between 120 mmHg and 150 mmHg and diastolic pressure was equal to or less than 95 mmHg. None of these patients not taking antihypertensive medication. For six weeks, the participants took three cups per day of an infusion prepared with 3.75 gd'hibiscus or an inactive placebo whose flavor and color were similar. In general, the active herbal tea was more effective than placebo in lowering blood pressure: it is reported an average decrease of 7.2 mmHg for systolic pressure and 1.3 mmHg for diastolic pressure. But for patients whose voltage was higher at baseline (mild hypertension), the antihypertensive effect of hibiscus tea was even more marked. It has been observed among them a decrease of 13.2 mmHg for systolic pressure and 6.4 mmHg for diastolic pressure. This is equivalent to the therapeutic effect provided by the enzyme inhibitors angiotensin converting (ACE inhibitors), a synthetic drug widely prescribed to people suffering from hypertension.