ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFECTS OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS IN INDONESIA: A REVIEW
Lia Eka Budiyanti, Monica Yashna Kusuma Adi Saputra, Samsi Ayu Wulandari, Sulastri Amallia, Ayu Jasmine Azzahra, Bela Cindika Sagala, Agnes Dewi Maria, Shintya Happy Herawati, Eka Nurfarida Musfiroh, Syifa Salsabila Nur Fauziah, Fadia Ainun Sathi’ah, Azzahra Amelia, Syifa Kamilah, Seftiani Su’aida Mahfud and Maulana Yusuf Alkandahri*
ABSTRACT
Regarding the use of herbal medicines to treat hypertension (cardiovascular disease), efficacy and safety are of the utmost importance. At present, scholars are commencing the search for novel antihypertensive compound candidates derived from naturally occurring substances that have demonstrated antihypertensive effects through empirical evidence. Scholars are conducting this search as an alternative to the currently problematic antihypertensive drugs. Scientific validation has confirmed that several indigenous Indonesian medicinal plants, including Apium graveolens, Centella asiatica, Annona muricata, Allium sativum, Imperata cylindrica, Ocimum basilicum, and Persea americana, possess antihypertensive properties through distinct mechanisms. Consequently, the potential antihypertensive effects of some medicinal plants in Indonesia are investigated in this review article.
Keywords: Antihypertensive, Medicinal plants, Apium graveolens, Centella asiatica, Annona muricata, Allium sativum, Imperata cylindrica, Ocimum basilicum, Persea americana.
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