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Posted by HisJewel (New York) on 10/05/2021
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Greetings EC,
My Aunt is 85 weights about 102 pounds, and she is a smoker. She is a strong woman and as I have said before, she can tie her own shoes. The only medicine she is on is blood pressure medicine. When my aunt had a complaint of being dizzy, I took her pressure it was 154 over 93. Her heart rate was 144!
I had her to do the breathing exercises and gave her a magnesium supplement, which helped to lower her pressure and got her heart rate down to 100. However when she arose the next day we had to fight the same battle with heart rates of 138,119,133. Her heart rate would go down with the breathing exercises and slowing creep back up.
She woke up the third morning with a fast heart rate of 144 once again, however her blood pressure was 130/89. But I said this means war! I remembered that in 2020 we used to give her cayenne pepper capsules, this kept her normally high blood pressure on the low side. When she ran out we did not continue it. Someone needed to be there to monitor it. So remembering cayenne pepper, I got the hot sauce bottle out of the cabinet. I put about two tablespoons in a half cup of water with a spoon of molasses. She said this is bitter. So I added a half teaspoon of sugar and she drank the mixture down. Ten minutes later, I took her pressure again, it was 146/84 with a heart of 79. Seventy-nine what a big drop from 144.
Before the day was over her blood pressure went down to 120/66. We took her to the doctor the same day, they gave her an EKG. The doctor said her heart rate was good, but that he would order more test. A week later without giving her anymore cayenne pepper her heart rate was still in the safe zone below 100, her blood pressure has remained good so far as well. So a now and then dose of Cayenne Pepper will be what we use for Auntie.
HisJewel
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Posted by Cathy (Squamish, B.C. Canada) on 01/28/2009
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I have been taking medication for high blood pressure for years. I am on 2 differnt types's of medication, one i call the pee pill and the other is for the high blood pressure, any way's they are both double doses. I recently discovered cayenne pepper, ive been taking it for a month now. I sprinkle it on everything, and i can't believe how great i feel. Not only is it great for cleaning out the bowel's, and reducing bloating, but i can't believe how much my blood pressure has reduced. I take my blood pressure reading's quite regularly. Could this possibly be a cure for high blood pressure, because i would love to take cayenne over the medication? Thanx Cathy
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Posted by Mama To Many (Tennessee, Usa) on 11/30/2013
Dear Tg,
I would personally not suggest quitting your meds cold turkey. I think I would try adding some cayenne and monitoring the results and then begin to wean off meds. Are you able to monitor your BP at home? This way you would be able to try and make your switch over gradually and safely.
Since the goal would be to take 1 teaspoon of cayenne daily, try 1/3 teaspoon in some water or juice once a day for a few days. If it makes your BP go lower, you could perhaps reduce your meds some. However, since Cayenne is normalizing to the circulatory system, it may not actually make your BP too low. If you get up to 1 teaspoon per day with no changes, then go ahead and begin to reduce the meds. Just go gradually. Reduce one medicine by 25 % for a few days, then 50% for a few days, etc.
Also, as you increase the cayenne, I would take it in divided does. Start with 1/3 teaspoon per day. Then 1/3 teaspoon twice a day, then 1/3 teaspoon there times a day. Perhaps for convenience you could move to 1/2 teaspoon twice a day.
Meanwhile, keep reading Earth Clinic stories as to how others have used diet and other things to control and solve BP problems.
I am not a doctor, just going by our own experience with using natural medicines.
Let us know how it goes!
~Mama to Many~
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Posted by ORH (Ten Mile, Tn) on 08/01/2020
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HI U OLE PATOOTS, ORH here. I know when my head and body aches then I got problems. I test my stuff and get on my PEMf device and ask my Tractor Driver to get me some ice and some cayenne pepper in water. Don't know why my blood pressure is now a deal. I test and learn that I'm in deep dodo. Not a problem. I have the answer............ don't get old. I put ice on my neck and face and drink a 1/3 glass of water with 8 drops of Cayenne extract and I get to live. Amazing how that works. As all know, I have been down some tough dusty roads and have asked you to follow me you know if I know squat. Me, I have no clue. it appears to me that the further you get down the road, the more interesting it gets.
Here is what I think I know. You will live better if you eat well. Food is the Rx that old timey doctors knew about. The short cut way will not work. I thank the Lord daily for another day. But, it is going through my mind that I may need to just go. I love my Tractor Driver and want her taken care of. I am now a burden on her. I know . She has to bend over when I can't. That hurts my feelings. I am the man. Don't sweat my program. I have a plan to get me a few more years. That is EECP, if I can pull it off. This is a mechanical system that pushes blood through your heart as if you were excerising. FDA does not like it because they can make more money with Rx . That's the way they are. ====ORH=====
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Posted by Eleasha (Australia) on 09/21/2017
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I have had high blood pressure problems and just started taking Cayenne Pepper, half teaspoon of powder in some warm water, my bp is now 116/75! Its miracle stuff! I haven't been in the normal range for years! I highly recommend Cayenne Pepper Powder if you want to naturally lower your bp -- be careful though of the heat rating and the amount you use, start low 35,000 units and work your way up the heat scale slowly. The results are amazing!!
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Posted by Ladyliza (Los Angeles) on 12/04/2015 32 posts
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Cayenne is wonderful and it works well for HBP. I take cayenne in a tincture form. I didn't like the pills because when they break up in your stomach..ouch! The tincture can stop a heart attack in 60 seconds with the correct amount. I took 2 drops in a little milk just before my last doctor appt, and when the doc took my BP it was 115/70. It is usually 133/90. Now I take it daily with a drop/day. Buy it online if you can't find it.
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Posted by HisJewel (New York) on 10/14/2021
Hi Christine,
Greetings from HisJewel
I used hot sauce. I poured about two tablespoons of hot sauce in a half cup of water and stirred in a teaspoon of molasses to regulate my aunt's heart rate. I was in fighting mode because of the stubbornness of her heart rate. Others may want to start with a tablespoon. Please take note of the effect of hot sauce on her blood pressure. Take notice that after drinking the hot sauce drink the top number went up first before it went down. Before blood pressure 130/89 with heart rate 144, After the drink blood pressure 146/84 heart rate 79. By the evening, her blood pressure was 120/66. That is just something to watch for. With all of that said and done balance your electrolytes as well as you can.
Strong coffee gives me heart palpitations; also dehydration can cause heart palpitations. When I used to do extensive fasting (3 days and 3 nights, no food and no water, sometimes I would get heart palpitations from lack of fluids and the electrolytes they bless us with.
Read about electrolytes in the following article:
https://draxe.com/nutrition/what-are-electrolytes/
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Posted by RB (Somewhere in Europe) on 06/17/2022 84 posts
Sarah,
It is cayenne pepper that I would use.
If you master only one herb in your life, master cayenne pepper. It is more powerful than any other.
Dr. Christopher believed that cayenne was one of the finest foods for the heart. He wrote: "I have used cayenne so many times over the years with such success. We have been called out time after time on heart attack cases. Cayenne always saves them."
In 35 years of practice, and working with people and teaching, I have never, on house calls, lost one heart attack patient. The reason is, whenever I go in, if they are still breathing, I pour down them a cup of cayenne tea (a teaspoon of cayenne in a cup of hot water.) Usually, within minutes, they are up and around.
Cayenne is one of the fastest-acting aids we could give to the heart. It feeds the heart immediately. Most hearts are suffering from malnutrition because of the processed food we are eating.
But, cayenne is a powerful dose of real food. It is something that has brought people back time after time. This is something that everyone should know about, since a heart attack can come to your friends, loved ones and even yourself ? at any time.
I received an emergency call in the middle of the night. A woman in Salt Lake City had just suffered a severe heart attack and passed out.
I rushed over and fed the woman hot cayenne tea. Within minutes, she was sitting up feeling fine. The hot cayenne tea is faster-acting than tablets, capsules or cold tea. The warm tea opens up the cell structure and makes it expand and accept the cayenne that much faster. It goes directly to the heart through the arterial system and feeds it a powerful food.
(Quoted from the book titled "Curing with Cayenne" by Dr. Richard Schulze, Medical Herbalist)
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Posted by Marthas (Zeerust, North West South Africa) on 11/01/2011
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It has been a week since I've been using cayenne pepper and also a hypertensive, I must say that the health benefits are out of this world. I take half teaspoon with a quarter coldwater every morning with no side effects. Thanx to all tips about cayenne pepper.
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Posted by Gabi (Toronto, Canada) on 06/10/2008
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When I red about cayenne at Earth Clinic first time I run to the kitchen to try it. I had wonderful experience! It was almost nirvana like. I was rested and full of energy. Since then I take it usually before bed time. I wake up in the morning without awful bags under my eyes and my feet aren't swollen at all. I told about cayenne paper one of my clients who is over 2 years on chemotherapy. She decided to try it. Most difficult for that lady are mornings (blood pressure is about 50/80!). Guess what happened? After 20 min we checked and her blood pressure was 127/73! We didn't check again but for the next couple hrs which are usually most difficult to get through during the day, she was OK! I got this idea from information to use cayenne paper as a first aid in a case of heart attack. Thank you Earth Clinic. If it didn't save a life it made it possible to live!
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Posted by Carmen (Hesperia, CA) on 06/23/2022
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As a person with POTS, Dysautonomia and more, thanks to Ehlers-Danlos, I use African bird pepper. It is the heat units we want. Having worked for Dr. Schulze at his American Botanical Pharmacy, he adds both cayenne and African bird pepper to all his products, which is why they are so darn strong. That heat makes all other herbs work better. Cayenne/African bird pepper of at least 160,000 heat units is excellent for ridding body of mucusand keeping blood thin. Grocery stores sell weak versions.
Prior to being diagnosed with much, I had the hot powder near my bed, just in case. It can give energy, so experiment before taking at bedtime.
To Ash from India, the buttermilk may be the culprit. If I eat too much fat or bread, even sweets, my heart can feel like it's going to beat out of my chest.
Dr. Schulze was a student of Dr. Christopher, so he carried on the cayenne and/or African bird pepper legacy. The latter is hotter.
Dr. Schulze sells both liquid and powder, both usually rated between 250,000 and 500,000 heat units. At least they were when I worked there. His products are pricey but well worth it.
African Bird pepper however beinga single ingredient can be bought from other reputable herb suppliers. I buy an organic pound at a time.
To all, if the heat doesn't work, diet will. I've learned much thanks to two birth defects.
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Posted by Larry (MI) on 01/26/2023
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Put a 1/4 teaspoon in your mouth, it will work in minutes.
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Posted by Maria (San Francisco, CA) on 06/13/2009
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i was wondering about the virgin coconut oil...it was mentioned that it is not recommended for people with high blood pressure, and i was wondering if that applies to the oil applied externally as well as internally? (as in the rubbing of the feet and calves before bed)... because i do not have high blood pressure but my boyfriend does, or used to at least...we have had some success with cayenne pepper (1 tblspn twice a day)...btw he is less prone to lose his temper because i think your temperament and patience is affected by the blood pressure (and vice versa)... so my other question is if you know that your blood pressure is now lowered from taking the cayenne (its been about a month now), must one continue taking it indefinitely? also we have been making kombucha at home and we notice less desire for caffine and more energy, better skin...
we would recommend using silver needle white tea, as the taste is great combined with the kombucha, champagne-like, and it has the more anti-oxidants than black or green tea. thanks, Maria
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Posted by red (AZ) on 10/14/2021
Do you have panic attacks as well? Meditation on peace, love, and joy are a major plus in self-healing and good health.
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Posted by Mama To Many (Tennessee, Usa) on 11/30/2013
Hi Tg,
Not a dumb question at all...here is what I was thinking...if you get up to the 1 teaspoon dosage of cayenne with no changes, you won't know until you start weaning from meds if it is contributing to a stable BP number. (Since cayenne is a normalizing herb, it might not lower it further. People respond differently to things....so there isn't a one size fits all solution to most problems.) If you get to 1 teaspoon a day and start weaning from meds and your BP goes up, you will know that cayenne is not the solution for you. At that point, you would just want to continue the meds as you have been and perhaps look in to something else.
If the cayenne does reduce your BP before getting to the full dose, you could go ahead and start weaning. You just want to do all of this slowly (increase cayenne slowly, decrease meds slowly) so you don't have any dramatic changes happening.
I hope that makes sense.
Keep us posted!
~Mama to Many~
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Posted by Pam E. (SouthWestern California) on 10/29/2023 148 posts
Ed2010 said: "Cayenne increases the Blood Flow, increasing blood flow is initiated by increasing the blood pressure"
However, the article .. .
Cayenne Pepper: Benefits, Nutrition, Uses, Recipes https://draxe.com/nutrition/cayenne-pepper-benefits/
explains .. .
"Studies indicate that the capsaicin in cayenne pepper helps to *clear away* artery-narrowing lipid deposits, and *dilates* arteries and blood vessels ... ."#
This means that Capsaicin opens up arteries & veins in different ways, thus allowing more blood to flow through them as a result... .
*This* is what improves blood flow ... *not* the narrowing of blood arteries & vessels (which is what causes blood pressure to *rise* & blood flow to *diminish*).
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Posted by Timh (Ky, Usa) on 12/01/2013 2048 posts
Cayenne is good for hbp but is best used in conjunction w/ other herbs like Hawthorn, Garlic, and Ginger. There are a number of herbal formulas w/ these in combination for healthy circulation. Raw Celery is also recommended (be sure to wash thoroughly).
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Posted by Marie (Batavia Ny) on 03/30/2016
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Yep me too. I can't take cayenne. Drank V8 tomato juice with hot cayenne in it only had one small glass and my bl pr went up over 40 points. A few months ago I tried drinking a glass of water with a quarter ts of cayenne and the same thing happened. Bl pr rose to over 170/95!! I guess I just can't take it.
Arginine does not work for me either. I took 6 grams divided 3x a day for four whole months and still bl pr high. I am in age 60's now. Going to see a holistic md next wk. I was at the er last nite cuz my bl pr was 195/116. I was freaking out., and this is with a bl pr pill which I normally only take half. But a whole one does not work either. I am trying the Apple Cider Vinegar now and will buy some beets and just eat one raw.
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Posted by Jim (Rocklin, Ca) on 03/30/2016
I have a similar situation with BP. It's hereditary for me. I walk 45 min a day for the bottom number. I drink beet shakes (add fruit to sweeten) for the systolic. U can buy them already peeled and prepped for a couple of bucks, shrink wrapped. I drink lots of water every day. I stay away from added sodium. Hang in there and keep on trying!
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Posted by Carrie (Kuwait, Middle East) on 08/27/2006
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I had a heart attack 1 and half years ago. 3 nights ago I experienced pains and was hospitalized and found to be suffering once again with a heart condition. I searched the internet and came across your site. Thank you for an amazing treasure of cures and remedies. I used 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper and a tablespoon or two of honey in rather large glass of boiling water. I found the taste really delicious! I swallowed crushed clove garlic with this drink and truly my heart settled almost instantly and my BP is normal! To all heart sufferers, this is an amazing remedy to try, you only benefit from it. I intend having this daily probably for the rest of my life!
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Posted by C.M. (Houston, Texas) on 02/15/2020
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Cayenne Pepper Extract does a better job for High Blood Pressure than the capsules, in my opinion.
Ginger Tea with garlic water will also address the inflammation involved with HBP issues. Using all (3) will give you the long term results you're looking for.
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Posted by Sarah (Uk) on 06/16/2022
Waking up with a fast heart rate and high blood pressure a few times in the night and morning. Cardio said I have fluctuating blood pressure. Could I take cayenne or garlic in the evening to stop this? My blood pressure is low to normal during the day. What can I do? I'm so concerned about having a stroke.
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Posted by Ed2010 (Canada) on 11/30/2013
Hello Tg from Tn
From my observation, Cayenne increases the Blood Flow, increasing blood flow is initiated by increasing the blood pressure. IMHO, cayenne is not the right herb or food for High Pressure. There are many reasons for High Pressure Mineral Imbalance, Increased Fat in Body, In many cases the body increases itself the pressure so as to maintain the balance and blood flow. If mineral Imbalance is the cause of your blood pressure then take Prune Water which I mentioned in the HBP page. However, if you want to try Cayenne It won't hurt, try from little 1/4 th tsp in a glass of water one time a day. Simultaneously, monitoring your pressure in Home. Good Health
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Posted by Sam (Miami, Florida) on 01/01/2015
I and everyone in my family carry Cayenne pepper with them at all times. In case of heart attack or stroke, HBP it saves lives.
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Posted by Al (Miami, Florida ) on 12/29/2020
I wonder how is your lipids levels. I used to be like you until I took a fight against my cholesterol level and triglycerides, then my blood pressure came down to almost normal 139 over 65. I used to run 189 over 80. Now I take amino acids such as MSM, L taurine, L cysteine. It has helped me a lot.
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Posted by Gavin (Manganui, Northland, New Zealand) on 04/29/2011
I use the cheap cayenne from the spice isle and the effects are efficacious.. But with regards to high blood pressure... Seven cloves of garlic the first night six the second and so on down till two if you maintain at two cloves, the blood pressure should be normal along with the other health benifits this herb gives.. Sprinkle the chopped herb over food.. Take parsley for garlic breath!
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Posted by boyd (manchester, newhampshire) on 11/04/2007
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i had high blood pressure 165 over 100 i started taking the cayenne pepper pills from gnc 6 pills a day and the same day after taking the pills my blood pressure was 130 over 74 and now after 2 months of taking 2 cayenne pepper pills a day and 1 hawthron pill a day my blood pressure stays 130 over 71 hawthron and cayenne works both are pills at gnc
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Posted by Jennifer (Windsor, California) on 08/14/2007
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Hi Karen, My mother occasionally experiences the same heartburn discomfort after taking ACV. She can't take it on an empty stomach and has to sip it slowly. She does take it every morning after breakfast diluted in 16 oz of filtered water. In regards to lowering blood pressure, she's had wonderful success with cayenne pepper. Do a search on Dr. Richard Schultz for lots more info. My Mom's doctor reduced her blood pressure med in half several months ago and my Mom hopes to be able to stop completely when she goes back in for her checkup in a couple of months. Besides eating well and taking the ACV and cayenne, she walks several miles 3 - 4 times a week.
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Posted by Peyote (Richland, MO) on 12/23/2006
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I take once daily, 1500 mg off garlic soft gel and two capsules of cayenne, 450mg ginger, 200mg hawthorn berry, 50mg of lecithin the last are all in one capsule keeps my BP in check Good luck.
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Posted by Tameka (Glen Burnie, MD) on 01/23/2006
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I have tried the Cayenne Pepper and Golden Seal capsules. I would generally take two in the morning and 2 in the evening. Worked pretty good. I also have tried the apple cider vinegar and that works well too. 2 to 3 tsp 3 times a day did it for me.
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Posted by Ash (India) on 11/17/2021
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I tried two teaspoons of powdered cayenne in a glass of buttermilk, once a day, for two months. It has not worked for me.
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Posted by Christine (New Jersey) on 10/13/2021
I get heart palpitations all the time. I had all tests run, and they all came back fine. Did you use powdered cayenne or liquid? Do you think this will help with just a fast heart beat?
