Lemon juice as an alternative therapy in hypertension in Turkey

Adibelli Z., Dilek M., Akpolat T.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.135, sa.2, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Kısa Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 135 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.03.085
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Lemon juice, Hypertension, Alternative therapy, FRUIT, RISK
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We aimed to learn the frequency of lemon juice usage among the hypertensive patients in a local region of northern Turkey. One hundred fifty six (72.5%) of hypertensive patients were using alternative therapy and eighty six patients (40%) were drinking lemon juice. We think that to gain success in the treatment of hypertension educating the society is important and there should be clinical studies about the effect of lemon juice on blood pressure, which is one of the most common alternative therapies in our country. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.