MANILA, Philippines ? Some people are always looking for natural alternatives to healing. Today, here are some notes from Henry Lu?s book, ?Chinese System of Good Cures: Prevention and Cures.? This week, let?s focus on hypertension:

?In a clinical report, 30 to 40g of dried peanut plants were boiled to make tea as a daily dosage for two weeks. Patients were instructed to drink the tea from peanut plants on an irregular basis after their blood pressure returned to normal.

Significant drop

Twenty cases of hypertension were treated this way. The majority showed a significant drop in blood pressure within three days, where the mean systolic pressure was reduced by 29 mm, and diastolic pressure decreased by 30 mm of mercury.?

?A patient of hypertension in Tianjin, China, wrote to an editor to share that he had been suffering from hypertension, dizziness and constipation for years, and had been unable to find a cure. After getting into the habit of eating five bananas every day, his condition was cured.?

?A Chinese physician reported that a 49-year-old female patient was suffering from hypertension, with occasional constipation, headache and dizziness. She took honey for two months, which brought her blood pressure down to normal and cured her constipation, as well.?

?According to the Chinese diet system, there are three basic ways to cope with hypertension: First, eat foods that can soften the blood vessels, such as kelp, sea grass, mung bean sprouts and fruits to prevent arteriosclerosis. Second, use vegetable oils such as sesame, peanut and corn oil, instead of animal fat oil to reduce cholesterol. Avoid eating foods with high cholesterol level, such as egg yolk, liver and kidneys. Third, eat foods that can reduce blood pressure, such as celery, hawthorn fruit, banana and persimmon.?