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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2: Heart disease and the Plant Uses (A-C)

From: Cure and prevention of cardiovascular diseases: herbs for heart

A. Plants used in only one disease of heart

 Reduction of blood pressure

Achillea millefolium, Ecbalium elaterium, Falcaria vulgaris, Prunus scoparia (spach) Schneider, Berberis integrima, Crocus haussknechtii, Olea europaea, Silybum marianum, Smyrnium cordifolium, Taxus baccata, Tragapogon caricifolius, Ziziphus nummularia

 Angina

Actaea racemosa, Camellia sinensis, Garcinia cambogia (gaertn.) Desr., Genus panax, Ginkgo biloba, Medicago sativa, Ruscus aculeatus

 Anti-oxidant

Amomum subulatum Roxb, Anchusa italica Retz., Bambusa arundinacea Retz., Boerhavia diffusa, Boswellia carteri Birdw., Calamintha acinos (L.) Clairv., Centaurea behen L., Cinnamomum cassia (L.), Curcuma zedoaria (Bergius), Lavandula stoechas L., Pistacia vera L., Pterocarpus santalinus L.f., Rosa× damascena Mill., Symplocos racemosa Roxb., Tamarindus indica L., Terminalia horrida Stoud., Usnea barbata Ach., Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm.

 Treatment of blocked arteries

Anthemis gayana Boiss.

 Cardio myopathies

Apium graveolens, Strychnos nux-vomica

 Blood purification

Arctium minus hill., Juniperus communis, Malva neglecta, Portulaca oleracea, Rhus coriaria, Rosa canina, Rubus caesius, Suaeda aegyptiaca

 Congenital heart disease

Carissa carandas linn., Garcina indica choisy, Garcinia pedunculata roxb., Gmelina asiatica linn., Magnifera indica linn.

 Heart attack

Carthamus tinctorius, Inula helenium

 Hypertension

Centella asiatica (l.) Urban, Cinnamomum verum, Crataegus pontica c. Koch., Myristica fragrans, Nigella sativa, Paeonia officinalis L., Paliurus spina-christi miller., Piper longum, Piper nigrum, Scutellaria pekinensis, Terminalia arjuna (roxb.), Withania somnifera, Zingiber officinale

 Reduction in blood fat

Coriandrum sativum, Gundelia tournefortii, Lactuca sativa, Mentha spicata, Polypodium vulgare L., Senna alexandrina mill, Sesamun indicum, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Urtica dioica

 Nourishing of the heart

Fragaria vesca L.

 Increase in venous blood

Melilotus indicus

 Cardiac tonic

Nerium oleander L.

 Cardiac disorders and arrhythmias

Ulmus glabra Hudson.

B. Plants used in two diseases of heart

 Hypertension, heart attack

Acorus calamus, Aloe vera, Commiphora myrrha, Leonurus cardiac, Picrorrhiza kurroa

 Reduction of blood pressure, reduction in blood fat

Anethum graveolens

 Anti-oxidant, cardiac tonic

Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.

 Angina, hypertension

Berberis darwinii, Capsicum annuum , Valeriana officinalis

 Reduction of blood pressure, blood purification

Berberis vulgaris, Ziziphus spina-christi

 Reduction in blood fat, anti-oxidant

Calendula officinalis L., Melissa officinalis L., Melissa officinalis L., Mentha × piperita L.

 Blood purification, reduction in blood fat

Cichorium intybus

 Angina, anti-oxidant

Cinnamomum camphora L.

 Angina, heart attack

Commiphora wightii

 Blood purification, reduction in blood fat

Eclipta prostrata

 Reduction in blood fat, anti-oxidant

Malus domestica Baumg., Trachyspermum ammi

 Reduction of blood pressure, treatment of hypolipidemia

Nectaro scordeum tripedale

 Reduction of blood pressure, anti-oxidant

Nymphaea alba L.

 Hypertension, cardiac tonic

Phyllanthus emblica L.

 Hypertension, anti-oxidant

Pyrus communis L., Rheum ribes, Thymus serpyllum L.

 Hypertension, reduction in blood fat

Santalum album L., Vitis vinifera

 Angina, reduction in blood fat

Zingiber officinale roscoe

C. Plants used in three diseases of heart

 Angina, hyper-tension, heart attack

Allium sativum, Curcuma longa

 Hypertension, anti-oxidant, cardiac tonic

Nardostachys jatamansi

 Hypertension, reduction in blood fat, cardiac tonic

Ocimum bacilicum

 Congenital heart disease, reduction in blood fat, cardiac tonic

Punica granatum linn

 Reduction of blood pressure, blood purification, reduction in blood fat

Rumex crispus

 Angina, reduction in blood fat, anti- oxidant

Taraxacum officinale

 Reduction in blood fat, anti-oxidant, cardiac tonic

Terminalia chebula Willd. ex

 Cardio myopathies, congenital heart disease, reduction of blood pressure

Ziziphus jujuba(l) h.karst

D. Plants used in four diseases of heart

 Congenital heart disease, reduction in blood fat, anti- oxidant, cardiac tonic

Citrus medica L.

 Angina, hypertension, heart attack, nourishing of the heart,

Crataegus monogyna,

 Hypertension, cardio myopathies, reduction of blood pressure, anti-oxidant

Elettaria cardamom

E. Plants used in five diseases of heart

 Hypertension, heart attack, reduction in blood fat, anti- oxidant, cardiac tonic

Crocus sativus L.

  1. (Source: Babak Baharvand-Ahmadi Pathophysi et. al., 2017 [27])