High Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure is an unusual condition in that in 90% of cases the underlying cause is not known or found. This makes treatment more difficult for both herbalists and for conventional medicine. In conventional medicine the main treatment strategies are to reduce the overall volume of blood (using diuretics), increase the diameter of the blood vessels or by changing how your heart beats (reducing the maximum pressure diastolic or the lower pressure systolic).

A herbalist would treat the patient from a number of approaches, including trying to identify the underlying cause (often exacerbated by stress or related lifestyle factors), address dietary effects on blood pressure (e.g. salt, fats, absence of some foods) and also find a prescription of herbs that can help address the blood pressure.

It is interesting that some people only have high blood pressure when a Doctor is taking their readings (a form of white coat syndrome).

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Herbal medicine is one of the most accessible forms of medicine in the world. You can use herbs for simple ailments in the home, you can purchase simple herbal remedies in health store, pharmacies or even supermarkets and in the UK you can get affordable, professional treatment from a qualified medical herbalist throughout the UK. Our easily reached practice in Glasgow offers people throughout the West of Scotland access to the care of our experienced professional herbalists.

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We are passionate about the role professional herbal medicine has in healthcare. We believe a medical herbalist can play an important role in the treatment of a wide range of ailments, either as a complementary treatment, working alongside the conventional medical resources available on the NHS, or, as the main treatment due to personal preference or as conventional treatments have limited effectiveness or unwanted side effects.
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