An extract made from the whole of the plant is useful for lowering blood pressure. The active constituents contributing to this action are flavanoids, OPC's (oligomeric procyanidins), and crateugus acids.
Whole extracts of the berries have been successfully demonstrated in clinical trials to lower blood pressure, whether its resulting from atherosclerosis, renal or essential hypertension. High blood pressure increases your chance (or risk) for getting heart disease and/or kidney disease, and for having a stroke. It is especially dangerous because it often has no warning signs or symptoms. Regardless of race, age, or gender, anyone can develop high blood pressure. It is estimated that one in every four American adults has high blood pressure. Once high blood pressure develops, it usually lasts a lifetime. You can prevent and control high blood pressure by taking action