Garlic, hypertension and patient education

Çapraz, Mustafa; Dilek, Melda; Tekin, Mustafa

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.08.060

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“…Beyond the antihypertensive drugs, alternative therapies like herbs, vegetables, fruits, vitamins and minerals are used by hypertensive patients. Garlic is used commonly in our country as an alternative treatment in hypertension [2]. We observed that lemon juice has been used by many patients in order to lower blood pressure acutely when high levels of blood pressure are detected.…”

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Lemon juice as an alternative therapy in hypertension in Turkey

Adibelli̇¹,

Dilek²,

Tekin³

2009

International Journal of Cardiology

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Lemon juice as an alternative therapy in hypertension in Turkey

Adibelli̇¹,

Dilek²,

Tekin³

2009

International Journal of Cardiology

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“…Garlic has probably been most popularized as a complementary therapy for blood pressure control, as it is used by approximately 50% of patients who have hypertension (Capraz et al 2006). Recent in vitro studies by Benavides et al (2007) have confirmed the vasoactive ability of garlic's sulfur compounds whereby red blood cells convert garlic's organic polysulfides into hydrogen sulfide, a known endogenous cardioprotective vascular cell signaling molecule.…”

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Potential Health Benefits of Garlic (Allium Sativum): A Narrative Review

Bongiorno¹,

Fratellone²,

LoGiudice³

2008

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

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A member of the Liliaceae family, garlic (Allium sativum) is highly regarded throughout the world for both its medicinal and culinary value. Early men of medicine such as Hippocrates, Pliny and Aristotle encouraged a number of therapeutic uses for this botanical. Today, it is commonly used in many cultures as a seasoning or spice. Garlic also stands as the second most utilized supplement. With its sulfur containing compounds, high trace mineral content, and enzymes, garlic has shown anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and antioxidant abilities. Diseases that may be helped or prevented by garlic's medicinal actions include Alzheimer's Disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease (including atherosclerosis, strokes, hypertension, thrombosis and hyperlipidemias) children's conditions, dermatologic applications, stress, and infections. Some research points to possible benefits in diabetes, drug toxicity, and osteoporosis.

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“…However, unlike the two other studies from Turkey, we found that eight other plants were used either alone or in combination and that some of them were consumed as they were but some of them were boiled and the resultant water was drunk. Capraz, Dilek, and Akpolat (2007) found that garlic was frequently used to heal hypertension in the middle of Turkey. Akpınar and Tezel (2003) reported that garlic (44.3%), lemon juice (42.5%), airan (31%), water boiled with olive tree leaves (23.9%), cucumbers (7.1%) and onion (6.2%) were used in the east of Turkey.…”

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Herbal therapies used by hypertensive patients in Turkey

Bahar¹,

Kızılcı²,

Beşer³

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Afr. J. Trad. Compl. Alt. Med.

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The purpose of this study was to determine herbal therapies used by the patients for regulation of blood pressure. This descriptive study was conducted in three districts of Izmir, Turkey. The study group included 193 patients with hypertension diagnosis who admitted to a primary care center and accepted to participate in the study. Data were collected through an investigator-made questionnaire including questions about socio-demographic features and herbal therapies used for regulation of blood pressure. Percentiles and chi-square statistics tests were used to evaluate the data through SPSS 11.0 program. The subjects included in the study had suffered from hypertension for 8.28+7.92 years, and 95.9% of them received medication to treat their hypertension. Of all hypertensive patients, 51.3% used herbal therapies for the treatment of hypertension. The patients used herbal therapies most commonly when they felt ill. There were no statistically significant difference between the use of herbal therapies and gender, education, marital status, having health insurance and income level. Health professionals who provide primary health services, especially nurses, need to follow patients regularly and provide patient education on antihypertensive therapy. Nurses must plan the necessary training programs by evaluating the data about, whether the hypertension patients use herbal therapies that can affect their health negatively or not.

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Garlic, hypertension and patient education

Cited by 34 publications

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Lemon juice as an alternative therapy in hypertension in Turkey

Lemon juice as an alternative therapy in hypertension in Turkey

Potential Health Benefits of Garlic (Allium Sativum): A Narrative Review

Herbal therapies used by hypertensive patients in Turkey

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