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Effect of Banana on Blood Pressure of Hypertensive Individuals:A Cross Sectional Study from Pokhara, Nepal
Author(s) -
Gnanakshi Dayanand,
Arpana Sharma,
Meraj Ahmed,
Parimala Paran Jyothi,
Mercy Rani
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-5291
DOI - 10.29387/ms.2015.3.2.233-237
Subject(s) - cross sectional study , blood pressure , medicine , pathology
Received: Apr. 30, 2015 Revised: June. 3, 2015 Accepted: June. 18, 205 Published online: June. 30, 2015 Abstract Background Hypertension or high blood pressure is a critical condition which can strain the heart, injure blood vessels, leads to augment the risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney problems, and if untreated may cause death. Several herbal approaches have been made to treat hypertensive individuals. Banana is a well known tropical fruit with little known anti hypertensive properties. The objective of this research was to investigate changes in blood pressure after consuming banana among the hypertensive individuals.

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