Herbal Remedies for Cardiovascular Diseases

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases are currently the leading cause of death in industrialized countries and include a broad range of diseases, including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, thromboembolism, coronary heart disease, heart failure, endocarditis, stroke, peripheral vascular disease and many other conditions. CVDs are the leading cause of death globally. The most opted treatment for CVDs remains conventional drug therapies for example diuretics, vasodilators, anticoagulants, anti-platelet agents and β-blockers. But still herbal medication are high in their value and this option is now becoming a world wide procedure in many disease treatments including heart diseases. In this review, few herbal medications with their action on the cardiovascular system has been enlisted and shows their use as a cardiovascular medicine. Compared with conventional medications, herbal medications do not require clinical studies before their marketing or formal approval from regulatory agencies, and for this reason their efficacy and safety are rarely proven