Hypolipidemic
Lowers blood lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
Helps lower elevated blood lipids — total and LDL cholesterol and triglycerides — and so supports cardiovascular health. Used alongside diet and lifestyle change, with effects that are gradual rather than dramatic.
Herbs with a hypolipidemic action (16)
Albizzia mild Albizzia lebbeck Aloe mild Aloe vera/barbadensis Black Horehound mild Ballota nigra Cashew mild Anacardium occidentale Codonopsis mild Codonopsis pilosula Garlic mild Allium sativum Globe Artichoke mild Cynara scolymus Gymnema mild Gymnema sylvestre Hawthorn mild Crataegus oxyacantha Milk Thistle mild Silybum marianum Olive Leaf mild Olea europaea Pine mild Pinus spp. Tea mild Camellia sinensis Turmeric mild Curcuma longa Walnut mild Juglans nigra Yerba Maté mild Ilex paraguariensis