Hibiscus tea lowered blood pressure by 11% in people with mild hypertension

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In people with mild hypertension, hibiscus tea (H. sabdariffa) lowered blood pressure, both systolic and diastolic, by roughly 11% within twelve days of starting treatment which would mean a drop of roughly 16 points systolic and 10 points diastolic.

In other words, if someone had a blood pressure of 150/90 mmHg, their blood pressure would be lowered to 134/80 mmHg.

 

Subjects: 54 people, 52 years-old on average

The study involved 54 people with mild hypertension who, on average, were 52-years-old.

Reference

Haji Faraji M, and Haji Tarkhani A. The effect of sour tea (Hibiscus sabdariffa) on essential hypertension. J Ethnopharmacol, 1999 Jun; 65(3): 231-236.

Author’s Contact Info

Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Eveen-Tehran, Iran

 

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