blood-pressure
3 interactions related to blood-pressure
hawthorn + coq10
Hawthorn (Crataegus) flavonoids improve myocardial contractility and coronary blood flow through mild ACE inhibition and vasodilation, while CoQ10 supports cardiac ATP production in the electron transport chain. Together they address both the mechanical and metabolic demands of the failing or stressed heart.
l-arginine + l-citrulline
L-arginine is the direct precursor to nitric oxide but is heavily degraded by intestinal arginase and first-pass hepatic metabolism. L-citrulline bypasses this metabolism and is converted to L-arginine in the kidneys, sustaining elevated plasma arginine for hours rather than minutes when the two are combined.
garlic + hawthorn
Aged garlic extract lowers blood pressure through endothelial nitric oxide release, mild ACE inhibition, and antioxidant effects, while hawthorn flavonoids provide vasodilation, mild positive inotropy, and improved coronary flow. Together they act on complementary aspects of vascular tone and cardiac function in mild hypertension.