fa Herbal Drugs پژوهشي Research <span style="font-size:9pt"><span minion="" pro="" style="font-family:"><b>Objective</b><b>:</b> Hypertension, characterized by elevated arterial blood pressure, constitutes a significant risk factor for a range of severe health complications, including cardiovascular disease, renal impairment, atherosclerosis, ocular damage, and stroke. This study aims to identify medicinal plants traditionally employed in the western region of Iran for the management of hypertension.</span></span><br> <span style="font-size:9pt"><span minion="" pro="" style="font-family:"><b>Method:</b> A comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify ethnobotanical knowledge pertaining to the use of medicinal plants for hypertension management in western Iran. The search encompassed the following databases: Google Scholar, SID, Magiran, PubMed, and Scopus. Relevant articles were retrieved using the keywords &quot;medicinal plants,&quot; &quot;Iran,&quot; &quot;blood pressure,&quot; &quot;Urmia,&quot; &quot;Tabriz,&quot; &quot;Kurdistan,&quot; &quot;Kermanshah,&quot; &quot;Ilam,&quot; &quot;Khuzestan,&quot; and &quot;ethnobotany.&quot;</span></span><br> <span style="font-size:9pt"><span minion="" pro="" style="font-family:"><b>Results:</b> Medicinal plants including <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> Mill., <i>Achillea millefolium</i> L., <i>Fumaria officinalis </i>L., <i>Apium graveolens</i>, <i>Urtica dioica</i> L., <i>Crataegus pontica</i> C. Koch., <i>Rheum ribes</i> L., <i>Allium schoenoprasum</i>, <i>Achillea biebersteinii</i>, <i>Achillea millefolium</i>, <i>Prunus cerasifera</i>, <i>Gentian olivieri</i>, <i>Olea europaea</i> L., <i>Rumex pulcher</i> L. and <i>Crataegus monogyna</i> L. are antihypertensive medicinal plants in western Iran.</span></span><br> <b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:97%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:">Conclusion: </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:97%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:">Emerging evidence suggests that certain medicinal herbs and spices possess antihypertensive properties, demonstrating their potential as adjunctive or alternative therapeutic agents for blood pressure management.</span></span></span> Disease, Blood pressure, Medicinal plants, Remedy, Iran 25 30 http://pbp.medilam.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-443-3&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Azam Mivefroshan dr.azam2011@gmail.com 10031947532846004057 10031947532846004057 No Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran Mohadeseh Pirhadi m.pirhadi@ymail.com 10031947532846004058 10031947532846004058 Yes Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Food Safety Division, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran