Have any supplements been studied for high blood pressure?

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    Last Updated: October 25, 2023

    A variety of supplements may reduce blood pressure to a moderate extent including taurine,[1] garlic,[2] nitrate,[3] cocoa extract,[4] potassium,[5] and magnesium.[6]

    References

    1. ^Mark Waldron, Stephen David Patterson, Jamie Tallent, Owen JeffriesThe Effects of Oral Taurine on Resting Blood Pressure in Humans: a Meta-AnalysisCurr Hypertens Rep.(2018 Jul 13)
    2. ^Wan Q, Li N, Du L, Zhao R, Yi M, Xu Q, Zhou YAllium vegetable consumption and health: An umbrella review of meta-analyses of multiple health outcomes.Food Sci Nutr.(2019-Aug)
    3. ^He Y, Liu J, Cai H, Zhang J, Yi J, Niu Y, Xi H, Peng X, Guo LEffect of inorganic nitrate supplementation on blood pressure in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Nitric Oxide.(2021-09-01)
    4. ^Karin Ried, Peter Fakler, Nigel P StocksEffect of cocoa on blood pressureCochrane Database Syst Rev.(2017 Apr 25)
    5. ^Filippini T, Violi F, D'Amico R, Vinceti MThe effect of potassium supplementation on blood pressure in hypertensive subjects: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Int J Cardiol.(2017-Mar-01)
    6. ^Xi Zhang, Yufeng Li, Liana C Del Gobbo, Andrea Rosanoff, Jiawei Wang, Wen Zhang, Yiqing SongEffects of Magnesium Supplementation on Blood Pressure: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled TrialsHypertension.(2016 Aug)