Hibiscus Sabdariffa L. tea (tisane) lowers blood pressure in prehypertensive and mildly hypertensive adults

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 298-303

  McKay, Diane L ^a   Chen, C Y Oliver ^a   Saltzman, Edward ^a   Blumberg, Jeffrey B ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BEVERAGES; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HIBISCUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ANIMALIA; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA;

EID: 74949122412     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.115097     Document Type: Article

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