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 (17)

Key herbs

Herbs for which hypolipidemic is a headline action.

Garlic

Allium sativum

AntimicrobialAntihypertensiveHypolipidemicCirculatory-stimulant

Globe Artichoke

Cynara scolymus

AntioxidantBitterCholereticCholagogue

Gymnema

Gymnema sylvestre

AntidiabeticHypolipidemicDiureticAntipyretic

Albizzia

Albizzia lebbeck

AntiallergicAntihistamineHypolipidemicAnti-inflammatory

Aloe

Aloe vera/barbadensis

Anti-inflammatoryAntiviralEmollientImmunomodulator

Black Horehound

Ballota nigra

AntibacterialHypolipidemicAntiemeticAntifungal

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

HypolipidemicAntidiabeticAnti-inflammatoryAntimicrobial

Codonopsis

Codonopsis pilosula

AdaptogenAntihypertensiveNootropicHypolipidemic

Garlic

Allium sativum

AntimicrobialAntihypertensiveHypolipidemicCirculatory-stimulant

Globe Artichoke

Cynara scolymus

AntioxidantBitterCholereticCholagogue

Goat's Rue

Galega officinalis

GalactagogueAntidiabeticHypolipidemicDiuretic

Gymnema

Gymnema sylvestre

AntidiabeticHypolipidemicDiureticAntipyretic

Hawthorn

Crataegus oxyacantha

CardiotonicDiureticAstringentAntihypertensive

Milk Thistle

Silybum marianum

HepatoprotectiveAntioxidantCholereticCholagogue

Olive Leaf

Olea europaea

AntihypertensiveAntioxidantBitterAntiviral

Pine

Pinus spp.

AnalgesicAnti-inflammatoryHypolipidemicAstringent

Tea

Camellia sinensis

AntioxidantDiureticNeuroprotectiveStimulant

Turmeric

Curcuma longa

Anti-inflammatoryAntioxidantCholereticCholagogue

Walnut

Juglans nigra

HypoglycemicAntihypertensiveHepaticAlterative

Yerba Maté

Ilex paraguariensis

AntiatheroscleroticHypolipidemicAntidiabeticAntioxidant