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10 Best Homoeopathic Medicines for Hypertension
March 3, 2021 by Dr. Harsh Goel
Blood pressure is the lateral pressure exerted by the blood on arteries. When this goes beyond the usual pressure, it becomes Hypertension or High Blood Pressure. This can lead to major health complications and raise the risk of heart disease, kidney failure, stroke or even death.
It is important to keep blood pressure under control to reduce the risk of grievous conditions which may develop because of high blood pressure.
Measuring Blood Pressure
Blood pressure of an individual is measured by an instrument called sphygmomanometer. Normally, high blood pressure does not present any symptoms. The only way to find out if you have high blood pressure is to visit a health care provider and get it checked, or measure it yourself at regular intervals. In the absence of symptoms, high blood pressure can cause damage to vital organs like heart, brain, eyes, kidneys etc.
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Screening of hypertension should start at 18-19 years of age.
When the blood pressure remains consistently high, it burdens the heart to pump harder, leading to serious health problems.
Indians are hit by elevated blood pressure at a younger age than people in western countries. According to a study, nearly one in every five young adults in India has high blood pressure. Nearly half of all adults in the United States have high blood pressure, but this fact is not known to all.
When the heart beats or contracts, blood pumps from the heart into the arteries, and exerts pressure on the arterial walls. This is the time when blood pressure is the highest. It is called Systolic blood pressure. Between the beats, the heart remains at rest or heart muscles relax, at this time the blood pressure falls. This is called Diastolic pressure.
Range of Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is measured in mm Hg
Blood PressureNormalPre hyper-tensionHighCriticalSystolic120 or lower120-139140 or higherOver 180Diastolic80 or lower80-8990 higherOver 110
There are two different types of high blood pressure
Primary or essential hypertension
Secondary hypertension
Primary High Blood Pressure
This is also known as essential blood pressure. It is the most common type and found in the majority of people. It is difficult to identify its cause and this type of hypertension progresses over time with age.
Secondary High Blood Pressure
Secondary blood pressure can be seen in those people who are treated for another medical disorder. The medication or the medical disorder is the cause of high blood pressure. It occurs more suddenly than the primary hypertension and when the disorder is treated and the medication is stopped, the patient usually recovers or gets better. Secondary hypertension can be seen often among pregnant women and patients of kidney disease or a heart disorder.
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Symptoms
When the blood pressure is very high, one may experience:
Headache
Nosebleed
Uneasiness in the chest
Difficulty in breathing
Palpitation and irregular heart beat
Blood in urine
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Important Risk Factors
To***co chewing – It speeds up the heart rate that leads to high blood pressure
Cigarette smoking – Ni****ne in ci******es causes the blood pressure to rise. Passive cigarette smoking can also lead to high blood pressure.
Deficient physical activity may lead to elevated blood pressure
Diabetes is one of the causing factors of high blood pressure
Obesity / being overweight can be a contributing factor in high blood pressure
Sleep disorder – Lack of sleep may result in elevated blood pressure (hypertension)
Stress and anxiety – Staying continuously in stress and anxiety may raise the blood pressure
Alcohol consumption – Too much alcohol consumption may lead to high blood pressure
Eating unhealthy foods – food with high content of salt may raise blood pressure as junk foods usually contain trans fats and saturated fat and higher sodium or salt which leads to high blood pressure
Family history – There is an increased risk that you will get high blood pressure if your parents or other immediate blood relatives have it
Age – Our vascular system (circulatory system) alters as we age. The elasticity of arteries reduces and they get stiffer; that causes an increase in blood pressure. But children may also suffer from high blood pressure.
Homoeopathic Medicines for High Blood Pressure
Homoeopathic medicines can help keep high blood pressure in check, when accompanied by proper diet management and exercise. These medicines are safe for long term use, since they are made from natural plant sources. Those who have been diagnosed with hypertension recently and are not yet reliant on conventional medicines find Homoeopathic medicines particularly beneficial. However, even if the patient has already been taking allopathic medicines for high blood pressure, he/she can take homoeopathic medicines alongside, without discontinuing the allopathic medication all at once. Once the blood pressure has stabilised and come under control, the patient can switch entirely to Homoeopathic medicines.
Medicines that work well to control High Blood Pressure
1. Aconite Napellus (Monkshood): High Blood Pressure Due To Fear And Anxiety
Aconite is a medicine for high blood pressure followed by anxiety and sudden fear of death. There is physical and mental restlessness with great sinking of strength and the patient fears death, along with constantly feeling that death is approaching. The patient may experience pulsating and burning headache. There may be constant pressure in the left chest with oppressed breathing. Other symptoms may include Tachycardia (fast heart rate) with pain extending to the left shoulder.
2. Nux Vomica (Poison nut): High Blood Pressure In Zealous Persons (Those Having Great Energy or Enthusiasm) And Those With A Fiery Temperament
Nux Vomica is a medicine for high blood pressure in young people who lead a sedentary lifestyle, have bad eating habits like chewing to***co, consumption of alcohol, smoking or drinking coffee. Anger can also be the cause of high blood pressure. The associated symptoms are pressing pain on the vertex, as if a nail is being driven in, and frontal headache. Anger can also be the cause of the headache, leading to hypertension.
3. Digitalis Purpurea: High Blood Pressure In People With Cardiac Disease
Digitalis Purpurea is the medicine for high blood pressure in people who are suffering from heart ailments. The symptoms include irregular, abnormally slow or feeble pulse, shortness of breath and fatigue. Even the smallest movement causes violent palpitation, and a sensation as if the heart would cease beating.
4. Kali Phosphoricum or Kali Phos: High Blood Pressure Due To Stress Or Anxiety
Kalium Phosphoricum is the best medicine when the cause of the high blood pressure is stress or anxiety. The symptoms include palpitations from slight motion, shortness of breath, occasional sleeplessness and irregular pulse, along with both mental and physical fatigue. Kali Phos quickly stimulates the natural healing process of the body.
5. Glonoin: High Blood Pressure Accompanied By Headache
Sudden and severe congestive throbbing headache seems to arise from the neck. There is a sense of heat or a boiling sensation in the region of the heart. The headache feels worse in heat or under the sun and better in cold conditions. While walking, every step tends to increase the headache. The patient wants everything in his room to be still and the patient can sit still for a long time because the slightest movement worsens the headache.
6. Lachesis: High Blood Pressure During Menopause
High blood pressure in an overactive and compulsively talkative person. Very restless person mentally as well as physically. Lachesis patient has a peculiar symptom: he/she cannot bear wearing tight clothes on the body, especially around the neck. The touch of a necklace or a collar or the knot of a tie is unbearable. The patient feels better upon loosening anything around the abdomen. This medicine is one of the most promising medicines when the blood pressure rises at menopausal age or post menopause.
7. Allium Sativum: High Blood Pressure With High Cholesterol
High blood pressure in a person who has high cholesterol. Allium Sativum is made from garlic and helps in lowering high cholesterol levels. The symptoms include leaping beats of the heart, vertigo while reading, headache before me**es which cease at the appearance of me**es but become worse afterwards.
8. Baryta Muriatica: For High Systolic/Low Diastolic Pressure
Baryta Muriatica works very well when the Systolic pressure remains high and the Diastolic blood pressure is comparatively low. It also works well in high blood pressure due to arterio-sclerosis (i.e. thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries) which occurs after cerebral and cardiac ailments. Baryta Muriatica helps in reducing arterial tension.
9. Crataegus Oxyacantha: Works as a Heart Tonic, And It Dissolves Calcium Deposits
Crataegus Oxyacantha has the power to dissolve crustaceous and calcium deposits in the arteries. The symptoms of this medicine are tension in the arteries accompanied by pain in the region of heart and fear of heart failure from the slightest exertion. The Crataegus Oxyacantha mother tincture should be given with food or immediately after food, otherwise it may cause nausea and vomiting.
10. Strophanthus Hispidus: High Blood Pressure In Old Age
Strophanthus Hispidus is an effective remedy when there is hypertension, congestive heart failure, or angina pectoris. The symptoms of this medicine include weak heart action and rapid, irregular pulse due to muscular debility and insufficiency. Strophanthus works very well in arterio-sclerosis (thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries) especially in old age. It can be used to tone the heart, and run off dropsical accumulations. It is used as a diuretic in older people suffering from high blood pressure. It is not recommended for pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers.
Lifestyle changes to manage High Blood Pressure
Certain useful lifestyle changes are helpful in keeping high blood pressure in control
Smoking and to***co chewing should be reduced or stopped
The diet should include less salt
Moderate physical exercise should be practiced regularly, like yoga, meditation, walk, breathing exercises – whichever suits the patient
Stress should be reduced as much as possible
Healthy food like vegetables and fruits should be consumed
If overweight, the patient should try to reduce weight
Alcohol consumption should be reduced
Blood pressure should be regularly checked.
