Vasodilator

Widens blood vessels

Vasodilators widen blood vessels, easing blood flow and helping lower blood pressure and the heart's workload. Use the filters for herbs with a more specific vascular focus.

Vasodilator is a sub-action of Antihypertensive. Where antihypertensive lowers blood pressure, vasodilator is its narrower, more targeted form.

Herbs with a vasodilator action (11)

Key herbs

Herbs for which vasodilator is a headline action.

Cacao

Theobroma cacao

AntioxidantStimulantBronchodilatorCardiotonic

Cacao

Theobroma cacao

AntioxidantStimulantBronchodilatorCardiotonic

Catuaba

Trichilia catigua

NervineAntidepressantAphrodisiacAnalgesic

Coffee

Coffea arabica

AntioxidantBronchodilatorCardiotonicDiuretic

Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

Anti-inflammatoryVasodilatorEmmenagogueAperient

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

NeuroprotectiveNootropicCirculatory-stimulantAntioxidant

Graviola

Annona muricata

AnticancerAnti-inflammatoryAntioxidantAntispasmodic

Gynostemma

Gynostemma pentaphyllum

AntidiabeticAdaptogenVasodilatorAntihypertensive

Hawthorn

Crataegus oxyacantha

CardiotonicDiureticAstringentAntihypertensive

Periwinkle

Vinca major

AstringentNootropicVasodilator

Stevia

Stevia rebaudiana

HypoglycemicAntihypertensiveAnti-inflammatoryVasodilator

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

AlterativeAnti-inflammatoryAntilithicAntimicrobial