Coronary heart disease is caused by a narrowing of the coronary arteries that feed the heart. Many deaths caused by coronary heart diseases could be prevented because coronary heart disease is related to certain aspects of lifestyle. Risk factors for coronary heart disease include high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, smoking, obesity and physical inactivity – all of which can be controlled. Controlling risk factors remains the key to preventing illness and death from coronary heart disease.
We can control these risk factors by using the Some herbs as prescribed in Ayurveda
GREEN TEA – Popular in Asia for centuries, green tea helps to keep blood pressure under control. It also may help keep cholesterol from clogging arteries. The tea contains Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGGCG) and other substances that protect the body against the dangers of oxidation, while helping to keep the harmful LDL cholesterol down and the helpful HDL cholesterol up. Tea helps the heart.
GARLIC – prevent the oxidation of LDL cholesterol, may prevent the liver from producing excess fat and cholesterol. In one study, adding as little as two ounces of garlic juice to a fatty, cholesterol-laden meal was found to actually lower the cholesterol by up to 7 percent. Another study found that 600 mg garlic powder a day could push the total cholesterol down by some. A 10-month study found that eating three cloves of garlic a day keeps the cholesterol down for extended periods. And because it contains ajoene and other substances, garlic also helps to keep the blood “thin” and free of potentially deadly blood clots.
Turmeric lowers blood cholesterol levels by stimulating the production of bile. It also prevents the formation of dangerous blood clots that can lead to heart attack.
ARJUNA – Arjuna, an important Ayurvedic herb, is a coronary vasodilator. It protects the heart, strengthens circulation and helps to maintain the tone and health of the heart muscle. It is also useful in stopping bleeding and to promote healing after a heart attack.
ONION: Onions contain adenosine and other “blood thinners” hat help to prevent the formation of blood clots. In addition to thinning the blood, onions can help keep the coronary arteries open and clear by increasing the HDL. Eating help a raw onion every day can increase HDL by 20 to 30 percent.
GINGER – Ginger is an important herb for a healthy heart. Ayurvedic physicians suggest that eating a little bit of ginger every day will help to prevent heart attack. It reduces cholesterol. It also reduces blood pressure and prevents blood clots. Ginger’s heart-helping attributes are similar to that of garlic. Ginger interferes with the long sequence of events necessary for blood clots that can lodge in narrowed coronary arteries and set off a heart attack.
SOYA:- When people with high cholesterol are put on a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet, their cholesterol levels usually drop. But if you replace the animal protein in their diet with soy protein their cholesterol levels are found to drop significantly lower. One study has showed that soy protein could cancel out the effect of 500mg of cholesterol deliberately added to the daily diet.
