Abstract

Hypertension is one of the most important diseases in industrialized and developing countries. Statistics show that more than seven million people worldwide are affected by this disease each year. Hypertension is the third cause of death in the world. Chemical medicines used for hypertension usually have side effects, so, the use of medicinal herbs as natural and healthy source of medicines appears essential. In the review, first, the search was done by keywords such as blood pressure, medicinal herbs, extracts, essences, ethnobotanical and Iran from scientific databases, and databases such as Google Scholar, SID, etc. Related articles were selected for review. After reviewing the papers of this study, eventually 42 medicinal herbs including sage, barberry, eastern grapes, yarrow, hawthorn, rhubarb, sheng, olive, rhubarb, buckwheat, spring chamomile, milk thistle, jujube, strawberry, ziziphus, indole, besides, garlic, fennel, almonds, etc. have been recommended in the treatment of hypertension. © 2017, Pharmainfo Publications. All rights reserved.