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02/01/2009
Inside your lungs are millions of very small blood vessels called capillaries...
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Vitamins

 
PPH is a most serious disease. Do not undertake any activity or change of medication that is not approved by a PPH Specialist doctor. A list of PPH specialist doctors may be obtain from the United Patients Association for Pulmonary Hypertension.

The following are nutrients being investigated for therapeutic effects on pulmonary hypertension:

Garlic - A study has shown that only the Garlique brand of tablets is likely to have a meaningful effect at the cellular level.  There is no evidence that it actually reduces pulmonary hypertension.

L-Arginine - There are mixed reports on its effectiveness in animals.   Doses for people would be as high as 20 -30 grams per day, which could cause bad side effects.

Curcamin - Some interesting results in vitro