Dear Stephen,
Can andrographis make your blood pressure TOO low? My normal BP is 90 over 60. I haven’t started andro yet but the book mentions that it lowers BP. I think a few of the other herbs also have this effect. Could this be potentially dangerous? Thanks!



Stephen’s response:
This is a good question and I am not really sure of the answer. My review of the literature does not turn anything up on that particular question and I have not heard from anyone using the herb that they have had that experience.

I would suggest taking it in a small dose and seeing what happens. If you experience a significant drop, stop the herb.

My gut response is that the herbs will most probably have a pressure normalizing effect, rather than a pure hypotensive effect and that the knotweed will moderate any hypotensive effects of the andrographis, but this is only a gut feeling.

The best thing to do with most herbs (and pharmaceuticals for that matter) is to see how they effect the individual person and then adjust the dose for their particular body ecology.

Stephen

This protocol was incredible. After only a few weeks most of my symptoms were gone. After six months all my symptoms were gone… it has given me my life back.

– Amazon review by Joseph

Please note:

Stephen Buhner is no longer living and this Q + A column on Planet Thrive is closed to new questions. It will be kept on our website so readers can access vital information in the archives, communicate with each other in the comments section, and find herbs, books + lyme adjuncts in our directory. If you want to read more of Stephen’s writings, please see his website at: stephenharrodbuhner.com.



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