What are the suitable antihypertensive foods for hypertensive patients?

       Patients with hypertension, in addition to taking antihypertensive drugs to lower blood pressure, the daily diet is also very important, so what is good to eat for hypertension? Eat what can lower blood pressure? The following recommended several antihypertensive food, focusing on recommended blood pressure lowering fruit, hypertension patients can choose more of these foods on a daily basis.  A, beneficial to lower blood pressure food 1, leafy vegetables: celery, chrysanthemum, amaranth, Shantou, leek, yellow cauliflower, water chestnut, spinach, etc.; 2, roots and tubers: wild rice, asparagus, radish, carrot, water chestnut, horseshoe; 3, flowers, seeds, nuts: chrysanthemum, rooibos, sesame, peas, broad beans, green beans, corn, buckwheat, watermelon seeds, sunflower seeds, lotus seeds heart; 4, aquatic species: kelp, nori Jellyfish, sea cucumber, green vegetables, seaweed, oyster, abalone, shrimp, silverfish; 5, animal: milk (skim), pig bile, cow yolk, honey, vinegar, soybean products.  6, mushrooms: black fungus, white fungus, shiitake mushrooms.  Second, beneficial to lower blood pressure fruit 1, orange contains a lot of vitamin C, citric acid and glucose and other 10 kinds of nutrients. For hypertension caused by chronic hepatitis, orange can improve liver detoxification and accelerate the treatment of digestive disorders caused by cholesterol.  2, apples are rich in organic acids, fructose, pectin, cellulose and lithium, bromine, zinc and other trace elements. It has the function of preventing the hardening of blood vessels, preventing atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. In recent years, research has confirmed that eating more apples is particularly beneficial to patients with hypertension who have too much salt.  3, watermelon has more than a dozen nutrients, has a good therapeutic effect on hypertension. Commonly used methods are: take 9-12g of watermelon cui yi, 9g of grass cassia, decoction soup to drink in place of tea, very effective. Watermelon kernel is also a good antihypertensive diuretic. Watermelon has a natural white tiger soup is called, also known as cold melon, so the cold body should not eat more.  4, fresh plum is rich in acid, citric acid, malic acid, succinic acid and other nutrients, hypertension, dizziness and insomnia, sleepless nights, you can take aged stewed plum 3, (i.e., umeboshi and water stewed with a slight heat), with the right amount of boiling water stewed, with antihypertensive, sleepy, clear heat and fluid effect.  5, lemon is rich in vitamin C and vitamin P, can enhance the elasticity and toughness of blood vessels, relieve calcium ions prompt blood clotting, can prevent and treat hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases.  Lemon and horseshoe soup: 1 fresh lemon with skin sliced, 5 horseshoes (water chestnut) peeled, cook soup together and drink once a day. Regular consumption by middle-aged and elderly people can prevent hypertension.  Patients with hypertension, in addition to eating the foods and fruits mentioned above, can also drink antihypertensive teas, such as lotus leaf tea, lotus heart tea, corn husk tea, wolfberry tea, chrysanthemum tea, hawthorn tea, cassia seed tea, etc.  Lifestyle changes are also needed, including quitting smoking, losing weight, reducing excessive alcohol intake, exercising properly, reducing salt intake, eating more fruits and vegetables and relieving stress.