Natural Help for High Blood Pressure

Clinical research suggests stevia can help lower high blood pressure.

Two clinical trials indicate that stevia's stevioside compounds could help treat patients with high blood pressure. Statistically significant results showed stevioside was comparable to hypertension medications, but without the potentially negative side effects of these drugs:^{(33, 35, 76)}

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Type of Study	Dosage	# and Type of Participants	Results
1-year randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial⁽³³⁾ Patients randomly assigned to take stevia compound or placebo. Held at multiple clinical locations.	250 mg stevioside 3 times/day	106 Chinese patients with hypertension	Blood pressure began to decrease in a week, with significant reduction by 3 months. The beneficial effects of the stevia compound were sustained over the course of the trial: Almost 8% decrease in average systolic blood pressure. Over 14% decrease in average diastolic blood pressure.
2-year randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial⁽³⁵⁾ Patients randomly assigned to take stevia compound or placebo.	500 mg stevioside 3 times/day	174 Chinese patients with hypertension	Significant reduction in blood pressure by 3 months that was sustained over the course of the trial: Almost 7% decrease in average systolic blood pressure. Over 6% decrease in average diastolic blood pressure.
Randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover, double-blinded clinical trial⁽⁷⁶⁾ After a 2-day washout period, subjects were randomly assigned to either control or test group. Blood tests and blood pressure measurements were taken at ingestion and then at 60, 120, and 240 minutes afterwards.	4 grams of whole stevia leaf sweetener (or 10 grams of sugar in control group) mixed in green tea	113 patients with type-2 diabetes; some with hypertension	11.5% decrease in blood pressure in patients who had high blood pressure.

Type of Study

Dosage

# and Type of Participants

Results

1-year randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial⁽³³⁾

Patients randomly assigned to take stevia compound or placebo.
Held at multiple clinical locations.

250 mg stevioside 3 times/day

106 Chinese patients with hypertension

Blood pressure began to decrease in a week, with significant reduction by 3 months. The beneficial effects of the stevia compound were sustained over the course of the trial:

Almost 8% decrease in average systolic blood pressure.
Over 14% decrease in average diastolic blood pressure.

2-year randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial⁽³⁵⁾

Patients randomly assigned to take stevia compound or placebo.

500 mg stevioside 3 times/day

174 Chinese patients with hypertension

Significant reduction in blood pressure by 3 months that was sustained over the course of the trial:

Almost 7% decrease in average systolic blood pressure.
Over 6% decrease in average diastolic blood pressure.

Randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover, double-blinded clinical trial⁽⁷⁶⁾

After a 2-day washout period, subjects were randomly assigned to either control or test group.

Blood tests and blood pressure measurements were taken at ingestion and then at 60, 120, and 240 minutes afterwards.

4 grams of whole stevia leaf sweetener (or 10 grams of sugar in control group) mixed in green tea

113 patients with type-2 diabetes; some with hypertension

11.5% decrease in blood pressure in patients who had high blood pressure.

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