Cardiovascular
Heart Failure
A long-term condition in which the heart doesn't pump as well as it should. It must be treated by a doctor. Herbs studied for it have only been tested alongside standard treatment.
Heart and blood vessel problems can be serious. These herbs are listed because people have traditionally used them or researchers have studied them, not because they're proven treatments. Don't use them in place of medicine your doctor prescribed, and check with your doctor or pharmacist first: several can interact with heart, blood pressure and blood-thinning medicines.
2 herbs
Each note says whether the link comes from traditional use or research, and what the research found.
ArjunaTerminalia arjunaTraditional use only: in Ayurveda the bark is used as a heart tonic, including for heart failure. Trials for chest pain (angina) were too poor to show a benefit.
HawthornCrataegus monogynaStudied as an add-on to standard heart failure treatment, with conflicting results. Only use under a doctor's care.