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Explore 2,700+ herbs with evidence-based information

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Cardiovascular

Puerto Rican Breadfruit

Artocarpus altilis var. seedless

Seedless breadfruit cultivated in Puerto Rico and Caribbean for food and traditional medicine for hypertension and diabetes.

treatment of hypertension in Caribbean folk medicine3-5g dried leaf tea or cooked fruit as food
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Cardiovascular

Pushkarmool

Inula racemosa

Himalayan relative of elecampane used in Ayurveda for cardiovascular and respiratory conditions.

Ayurvedic heart tonic1-3g powder or 250-500mg extract daily
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Rakkyo

Allium chinense

East Asian allium widely consumed in China, Japan, and Korea as food-medicine for cardiovascular.

TCM cardiovascular herb5-15g fresh bulbs or as food
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Cardiovascular

Rauvolfia vomitoria

Rauvolfia vomitoria

West African Rauwolfia; bark and root used for hypertension, mental conditions, and fever in traditional medicine.

hypertensionUnder physician supervision only
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Cardiovascular

Rauwolfia

Rauwolfia serpentina

Ayurvedic herb source of reserpine for hypertension (historical).

HypertensionMEDICAL SUPERVISION ONLY: 50-100mg root daily
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Cardiovascular

Rauwolfia Root

Rauvolfia serpentina

Indian Ayurvedic herb used for centuries for snake bite, hypertension, and mental disorders. The source of reserpine — first modern antihypertensive drug. Depletes catecholamines.

Treat snake bite in AyurvedaPharmaceutical preparations only; 50-300mg reserpine equivalent
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Cardiovascular

Red Yeast Rice

Monascus purpureus

Chinese fermented rice containing natural lovastatin for cholesterol management.

Cholesterol lowering1200-2400mg providing 10mg monacolin K daily
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Cardiovascular

Red Yeast Rice Cardiovasc

Monascus purpureus ferment

Chinese fermented rice with natural monacolin K (lovastatin).

Blood circulation600-2400mg containing 3-10mg monacolin K daily
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RC
Cardiovascular

Rhododendron Chrysanthum Herb

Rhododendron chrysanthum

Siberian alpine rhododendron used in Russian folk medicine and pharmacy for rheumatism, cardiovascular, and sedative conditions.

rheumatism treatment in Siberian folk medicineMedical supervision only - grayanotoxin content
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Cardiovascular

Rou Gui

Cinnamomum cassia bark

The bark of Chinese cinnamon tree used in TCM as a warming herb for kidney yang deficiency and cold bi-syndrome — more warming than branch.

Kidney yang deficiency in TCM1–5 g bark as decoction; add at end of cooking; 200–500 mg extract
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Cardiovascular

Salvia Miltiorrhiza Leaf

Salvia miltiorrhiza (leaf)

Leaf form of danshen with distinct phenolic profile used in TCM for cardiovascular and liver conditions.

TCM liver herb6-15g leaf as decoction or 2-4ml tincture daily
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Cardiovascular

Salvia przewalskii

Salvia przewalskii

TCM herb from Yunnan and Sichuan provinces of China related to Dan Shen, used for cardiovascular conditions.

Traditional Chinese medicine herb for blood circulationTea: 5-10g per day; Tincture: 2-4ml 3x/day
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Cardiovascular

Scilla bifolia

Scilla bifolia

A European woodland spring bulb used in homeopathy for cardiac and urinary conditions.

Homeopathic cardiac useHomeopathic dilution only
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Cardiovascular

Scilla Squill

Drimia maritima

Bulbous Mediterranean plant of coastal areas; bulb used in historical medicine as cardiac glycoside source and expectorant; related to digitalis.

Cardiac insufficiency in historical European medicinePharmaceutical preparations only — no safe home preparation
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SE
Cardiovascular

Sechium edule

Sechium edule

Central American cucurbit used in folk medicine for hypertension, kidney stones, and as diuretic.

Hypertension in Central American folk medicine1-2 fruits as food; leaf tea for hypertension
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SA
Cardiovascular

Sedum Acre Herb

Sedum acre

Low-growing European stonecrop with peppery leaves used historically for hypertension and wound healing; toxic at high doses.

treatment of hypertension in European folk medicineVery small doses only - toxic in large amounts
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Cardiovascular

Selenicereus grandiflorus

Selenicereus grandiflorus

Climbing cactus from the Caribbean with giant night-blooming flowers, traditional cardiac herb.

Traditional Caribbean and homeopathic cardiac herbTincture: 1-3ml 3x/day
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SJ
Cardiovascular

Sophora japonica

Sophora japonica

TCM herb Huai Hua (flower buds/fruits); rich in rutin for capillary protection and hemorrhoid treatment.

hemorrhoids6-15g dried flowers tea 2x/day; 500mg rutin extract
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SG
Cardiovascular

Strophanthus Gratus Herb

Strophanthus gratus

West African liana whose seeds yield ouabain used by hunters as arrow poison and by cardiologists for heart conditions.

arrow poison in West African huntingMedical use only - intravenous pharmaceutical ouabain only
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Cardiovascular

Strophanthus Hispidus

Strophanthus hispidus

West African vine historically used as arrow poison and in modern medicine as a source of cardiac glycosides similar to digitalis for heart conditions.

Heart failure (historical)Medical supervision only — toxic without proper preparation
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