Cardiovascular
Heart Palpitations
A heartbeat you can notice, which may feel fast, fluttering or pounding. It's often harmless, for example with stress, but get medical help right away if it comes with chest pain, fainting or shortness of breath.
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.
6 herbs
Each note says whether the link comes from traditional use or research, and what the research found.
Gui Pi WanPanax ginseng, Astragalus membranaceus, Angelica sinensis and 9 other herbsTraditionally used for palpitations; small Chinese trials in heart failure suggest it may help heart function.
HawthornCrataegus monogynaTraditionally used in Europe for heart complaints linked to nervousness, such as palpitations, once a doctor has ruled out serious conditions.
LindenTilia cordataTraditionally drunk as a tea for heart palpitations.
MotherwortLeonurus cardiacaTraditionally used in Europe for nervous heart complaints such as palpitations, once a doctor has ruled out serious conditions.
Search Mi HeartRhytidophyllum tomentosumTraditionally used in Jamaica to steady the heartbeat.
Sheng Mai Yin WanPanax ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus, Schisandra chinensisLow-quality Chinese trials in viral myocarditis linked it to faster recovery from palpitations; the benefit is uncertain.