The main methods of treatment of cardiovascular diseases by medicinal plants.

Wiad Lek. 2018;71(6):1279-1283. Kosyachenko KL1, Sakhanda ІV1. Author information 1 Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine. Abstract OBJECTIVE: Introduction: In recent years, a fundamentally new approach to the treatment of cardiopathology is actively developing, so it consists of the combined use of traditional drugs and medicinal products of plant origin (MP PO), because herbal remedies are mostly compatible with each other and with synthetic medicines, which leads to synergy of their action. The aim of this work is to briefly consider, on specific examples, the main methods of treating cardiovascular diseases with medicinal plants. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: Situational analysis of the target segment of finished medicinal products (MP) of plant origin for 2012-2017 was held and it indicates a significant potential for using them as a drug therapy or as a preventive measure in many diseases. RESULTS: Review and Conclusions: Some plants, used to treat cardiovascular diseases, have been considered. The list of plants, that were given, reflects the main approaches to phytotherapy of diseases of the cardiovascular system: this is the use of cardiac glycosides - the first highly effective drugs for the treatment of heart failure, P-active compounds, strengthen the blood vessels and regulate metabolism in the body, a variety of alkaloids, including stimulating the activity of the body, which is important, for example, in hypotension. A number of medicinal plants are representatives of the ruderal flora (motherwort). It causes widespread use of plants in folk medicine. Individual plants are introduced into the culture to produce medicinal products based on them (Valerian, Digitalis, Periwinkle, Astragalus). KEYWORDS: cardiovascular diseases ; medicinal plants ; phytotherapy