The term vasodilator
refers to therapeutic agents (e.g. natural substances
such as herbs, oils, or essences, or conventional pharmaceutical drugs)
that dilate, that is - increase the diameter of - blood vessels.
Increasing the diameter of blood vessels leads to an increase in blood
flow around the body, hence vasodilators are sometimes used to reduce
the blood pressure of patients who have hypertension (high blood pressure).
This Section is about terms
that describe the actions (effects) of both pharmaceutical drugs
and natural remedies, e.g. astringent, decongestive, etc.. A full
list of terms defined in this section is on the left-hand-side of
each page.
For information about specific oils, herbs, and
remedies that may have properties including some of the actions mentioned
in this
section, see other parts of this website.
For example, the pages about Aromatherapy
Essential Oils, Bach
Flower Remedies, Herbalism, Homeopathic
Remedies, Homeopathy and Massage
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