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Ayurvedic herbs and medicines for heart diseases (Angina, Heart Attack)

1. Arjuna (Terminalia Arjuna): – Bark of Arjuna tree is very good to prevent heart problems. It reduces LDL (bad cholesterol), helps in blood circulation, improves strength of cardiac muscle and maintains the health of the heart.

2. Garlic: – Helps to lower cholesterol level of blood, destroys plaque, prevents blood clot.

3. Turmeric: – Helps to prevent blood clots and lower cholesterol level of blood.

4. Guggul (Commifora mukul): – It helps to improve the level of High Density Lipoprotein, to lower blood – fat level. It is useful for cardiac ischemia and atherosclerosis.

5. Ginger: – Helps to prevent blood clots and reduces blood cholesterol.

6. Cinnamomum Zeylanicumm: – It is known as “Dalchini” in India. It is very useful for lowering cholesterol. It should be used regularly. It works as an anti-oxidant and provide strength to heart muscle.

7. Hawthron: – It is very useful for heart. It gives strength to the heart muscle and flow of blood to the heart.

8. Indula racemosa: – It is grown in upper Himalaya, also useful for preventing heart attack.

9. Alfalfa: – Plaque deposits along the inner wall of arteries and also levels of blood cholesterol are reduced by Alfalfa leaves.

10. Gourd: – Gourd juice can be taken for reducing blockage in coronary arteries.

Ayurvedic medicines

1. If one gram of powder made from equal parts of the fruit rind of chebulic myrobalan (Haritaki) and rhizome of sweet flag (vaca) is taken with honey twice a day then it will be useful.

2. If two grams of powder prepared from sweet flag, as a foetida and costus root is taken at intervals of two hours it will also be useful.

Author: S.N. Bhattacharya

A waxy soft fat particle that circulates in blood stream is known as cholesterol. As cholesterol is in soluble in blood it circulates in the blood stream with the help of lipoprotein. There are two types of lipoprotein. One is LDL i.e. Low Density Lipoprotein which is also known as bad cholesterol and the other is HDL i.e. High Density Lipoprotein is also known as good cholesterol.

Liver in our body produces cholesterol except that we also take cholesterol from outside through our diet. The cholesterol produced by our body is known as endogenous cholesterol and the cholesterol which we take through our diet is known as exogenous cholesterol. Within limits cholesterol is important for our body cells. Too much quantity of LDL is harmful for our bodies.

When Cholesterol level is high and there is too much LDL in the blood stream the cholesterol starts to accumulate along the interior wall of arteries. Plaque (a thick and hard deposit) is formed due to the deposit of cholesterol and other substances along the interior walls of arteries due to which arteries (including coronary artery) become narrow, walls of arteries loose their flexibility and also become hard.

A condition known as atherosclerosis is developed. As arteries (including coronary artery) become narrow so blood flow is reduced, sometimes blockage in arteries also occurs due to the deposits. Atherosclerosis can lead to heart attack and angina.

Cholesterol Level

Desirable level of HDL > 40 mg/dl
Desirable level of LDL < 100 mg/dl
Total cholesterol level should be < 200 mg/dl

If LDL level is > 160 mg/dl and HDL level is < 40 mg/dl then you are at high risk of having heart disease.

How to control Cholesterol?

By changing your life style and controlling your diet you can control your cholesterol level. If you take saturated fat in your diet then your blood cholesterol level will be higher. So try to avoid food containing saturated fat. Take low fat diets.

A. Diet
i) Avoid pork, beef, butter, creamy milk, burger, cheese, eggs etc.
ii) Take brown rice, curd made of skimmed milk, barley etc.
iii) Eat plenty of vegetables, salads and fruits. Eat apples, bananas, pears, blue berries, almonds, wall nuts, beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, raw onion, etc.
iv) Take garlic daily.
v) Take whole grain cereal.
vi) Eat oat meals
vii) Use unsaturated oil.

B. Physical exercise is also necessary for you if you want to control your cholesterol.

Author: S.N.Bhattacharya

2. Congenital Heart disease 

It is a type of in born heart disease that means disease caused by the defect in heart present at birth but may be detected later. Serious defect slows down the growth of child, also reduces its energy.  

Congenital heart disease may be due to following congenial defects:-  

• Ventricular Septal defect – A hole in the wall between the right ventricle and the left  ventricle (ventricular septum)
• Artial Septal defect
• Abnormalities in the muscle of heart
• Abnormalities in size, structure and abnormal functioning of the valves of the heart. 

3. Diseases of the valves of heart 

Due to rheumatic fever or congenital heart defects or some other unknown reason valves of heart do not work properly. Generally conditions like Stenosis and insufficiency are developed in the malfunctioning valve. Stenosis is a condition when calcium and other materials normally present in the blood accumulate on the doors (leaflets) of the valve.  

Due to Stenosis the hole through which the blood has to flow when the leaflets open becomes smaller or narrower and as the heart has to apply extra force to pump the same amount of blood through that small opening which leads to exertion on the heart.   Continue Reading »