We’ve had super-fruits, now it’s power-flowers – scientists believe a flower-based drink can prevent high blood pressure and maintain a healthy heart.
Their research shows just two cups a day of hibiscus juice provides the best natural remedy yet for high blood pressure sufferers.
The drink contains extracts from the hibiscus sabdariffa flower, also known as Indian sorrel or Florida cranberry. The extracts contain powerful antioxidants which are believed to have significant health benefits.
Antioxidants can help to mop up chemicals in the body known as free radicals, which are associated with cancer and heart disease.
The Daily Express quotes Andrew Weill, alternative health guru: "Hibiscus is now the most promising herb for treating blood pressure. Studies have found that people who drank two cups of hibiscus daily for four weeks lowered their diastolic blood pressure by 12 percent - results similar to those for common blood pressure medication."
People who drank two cups of hibiscus daily for four weeks lowered their diastolic blood pressure by 12 %
Dr Andrew Weil
scientist Diane McKay presented the results of her study to the annual conference of the American Heart Association, which found that, after six weeks, those drinking hibiscus three times per day showed an average of 7.2 percent decrease in blood pressure, with some showing as much as a 13.2 per cent drop. The control group, given a placebo, only showed a 1.3 percent drop in blood pressure.
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