Dr. Diane McKay, a gerontologist at Tufts University, reported to the American Heart Association meeting this winter that drinking 3 cups a day of Hibiscus tea can lower blood pressure an average of 7.2 mm of Hg. Other studies have shown that lowering the BP even half of that amount can reduce the incidence of stroke by 8% and heart attacks by 5%. Patients with high BP at baseline had even greater benefits. Hibiscus can be combined with other herbs, exercise, and certain muscle relaxation techniques taught by Steve Kaufmann, DC, to effectively control BP, perhaps without the need for prescription drugs and their accompanying side effects.
See Family Practice News (subsription required), 1/1/2009, p. 8.
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