Hyperlipidemia is one of the main factors of arteriosclerosis, which is common in middle-aged and elderly people. Hyperlipidemia focuses on prevention. Once it occurs, necessary physical exercise and diet control should be carried out, and drug treatment should be taken. In addition to western medicine, you can also choose the following common blood lipid-lowering traditional Chinese medicine for daily maintenance.
cassia seeds
cassia seeds for boiling water Drink, effective for hypercholesterolemia. Experiments have shown that cassia seeds have the effect of inhibiting the increase of blood cholesterol and the formation of atherosclerotic plaques.
How to use: Boil Cassia in water.
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Contains triterpenoids, which can affect the decomposition of fat and reduce the raw materials for synthesizing cholesterol, thereby reducing blood lipids, preventing and treating atherosclerosis and fatty liver.
How to use: Alisma jiangzhi tablets, decocted with Alisma medicine, or made into powder.
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Contains anthraquinones such as rhein, emodin, chrysophanol, which can reduce cholesterol absorption and accelerate cholesterol excretion.
How to use: Oral Polygonum multiflorum tablets or Polygonum multiflorum powder
Puhuang
contains sitosterol, Plant sterols such as stigmasterol and campesterol have obvious hypolipidemic effects, reduce the degree of aortic lesions and prevent atherosclerosis.
How to use: Raw Puhuang tablets or granules.
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Contains volatile oils such as turmeric, dehydroturmeric, zingiberene, etc., which can increase the formation and secretion of bile, and increase the excretion of bile acid and cholesterol in the feces.
How to use: Decoction.
Traditional Chinese medicine lowers blood lipids more It takes a long time, and it is suitable for patients with moderately high blood lipids. At the same time, it needs to be controlled by diet. For patients with severe hyperlipidemia or those with no significant effect after taking it for a period of time, western medicine cannot be stopped.