Good old garlic (Alium sativum) is great for so many things, and it seems to have an affinity for helping the circulatory system, too. In fact, this would be my choice if I had only one herb to help bring blood pressure into balance.
Garlic is high in phosphorous, potassium, sulfur, and zinc, and it has an affinity for the lungs, sinuses, circulatory system, and digestive system. It has been known to dissolve cholesterol, which can contribute to high blood pressure, and helps remove it from the arteries. If you have high cholesterol and begin to take garlic, you should also add milk thistle and a bowel cleanser (a mixture of psyllium hulls and cascara sagrada works well), to help the cholesterol exit the body through the bowel. Garlic also is a natural antibiotic, and it makes a great remedy for killing parasites and fungus.
Garlic capsules can be taken if you’d rather not chew on raw cloves. Some are coated with chlorophyll to help odor, and some are enterically coated, which means that the capsule or tablet will break down in your intestines, not your stomach.
The oil of garlic contains the same properties and can be rubbed on the chest for respiratory infections. Take enough pills to equal at least three cloves daily when fighting hypertension. Unfortunately, much of garlic’s medicinal effects are contained within the compound that gives it its strong odor. If you don’t have a raw garlic capsule, make sure the manufacturer did not remove the allium. If they did, your garlic won’t be effective.
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