Patient's question:
Can drinking water boiled with hawthorn and lotus leaves treat high blood pressure? Some people in my village use this folk remedy to treat high blood pressure. I have chronic high blood pressure and usually maintain it with antihypertensive medication, so I wanted to try this folk remedy. I'd like to ask the doctor about the situation of this remedy. Thank you, doctor.Doctor's answer:
Hawthorn and lotus leaf decoction has the effects of regulating qi and moisturizing the lungs, but it does not have the effect of lowering blood pressure. For patients with hypertension, it is necessary to persist in taking antihypertensive drugs orally every day to achieve the purpose of lowering blood pressure and increasing damage to target organs. Strictly follow medical advice, take antihypertensive drugs on time and in the prescribed dosage, understand and prevent the recurrence of complications, and seek hospital re-examination immediately if complications recur. In addition, patients with hypertension should strictly control their diet in daily life, with light and nutritious food as the foundation, and a low-salt, low-fat, low-cholesterol, high-protein, high-vitamin, and high-fiber diet.