The Potential of Natural Products in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease

What is it about?

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are one of the most prevalent diseases in the world comprising a variety of disorders such as hypertension, heart attacks, peripheral vascular disease (PVD), dyslipidemias, strokes, coronary heart disease, and cardiomyopathies. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that 22.2 million people will die from CVD in 2030. Conventional treatments for CVDs are often quite expensive and also have several side effects. This potentiates the use of medicinal plants which are still a viable alternative therapy for a number of diseases, including CVDs. Natural products' cardio-protective effects result from their anti-oxidative, anti-hypercholesterolemic, anti-ischemic, and platelet aggregation-inhibiting properties. The conventional therapies used to treat CVD have the potential to be explored in light of the recent increase in the popularity of natural goods and alternative medicine. Some natural products with potential in the management of cardiovascular diseases such as Allium sativum L, Ginkgo biloba, Cinchona ledgeriana, Ginseng, Commiphora mukul Digitalis lanata, Digitalis purpurea L Murraya koenigii, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Polygonum cuspidatum, Fenugreek, Capsicum annum, etc

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Why is it important?

The above mentioned testimony is strongly suggestive of the idea that natural products are the emerging medicine in the prevention and/or treatment of cardiovascular diseases due to their safety profiles. Our thorough research of the scientific literature revealed that the best alternative for the management of CVD as a complementary therapy would be the various natural products discussed above. In the upcoming years, it is possible to assume that herbal therapies will attract even greater attention. Natural product extracts are excellent choices for treating CVD because of their antiatherosclerotic, antiatherogenic, vasorelaxant, anti-thrombotic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and cardioprotective properties.

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