The treatment for low blood pressure should aim at regeneration of the whole system. To begin with, the patient should adopt an exclusive fresh fruit-diet for about five days, taking three meals a day of fresh juicy fruits such as orange, apple, pineapple, grapes, pear, peach and papaya at five-hourly intervals. Thereafter, he may adopt fruit and milk diet for two or three weeks.
After the fruit and milk diet, the patient may gradually embark upon a well-balanced diet consisting of seeds, nuts and grains, with emphasis on fresh fruits and raw vegetables. Further periods on an all-fruit diet, followed by milk and fruit diet may be necessary at two or three-monthly intervals in some cases, depending on the progress being made.
The warm-water enema should be used daily to cleanse the bowels during the first few days of the treatment, and afterwards, if necessary. Those who are habitually constipated should take all possible steps for its eradication in a natural way.
Protein, vitamin C and all vitamins of B groups have been found beneficial in the prevention and treatment of low blood pressure. Of these, pantothenic acid is of particular importance. Liberal use of this vitamin also often helps in raising the blood pressure. A diet which contains adequate quantities of complete proteins, the B-vitamins and particularly the nutrients that stimulate adrenal production, normalize low blood pressure.
The juice of raw beet root(chukandar) has been found to be one of the most effective remedies for low blood pressure. The patient should drink a cup of this juice twice daily for treating this condition. Considerable improvement will be noticeable within a week.
The use of salt is valuable in low blood pressure. Until the blood pressure reaches normal levels through proper dietary and other remedies, it is essential that the patient should take salty foods and half a teaspoon of salt in water daily.
Other Measures
Daily dry fiction and sponge should be undertaken by those suffering from low blood pressure. They should also undertake breathing and other light exercise like walking, swimming and bicycling. The patient should take sun and air bath and spend as much as possible in open air.
The hot Epsom-salt bath is one of the simplest remedy for low blood pressure. The bath is prepared by dissolving one to one and a half kg. of commercial Epsom-salts in an ordinary bath of hot water. The patient should remain immersed in the bath from 10 to 20 minutes. This bath should be taken just before retiring to bed, and care should be exercised not to get chilled afterwards.
All habits of living tending to set up enervation of the system, such as overwork, excess of all kinds, needless worry, wrong thinking, must eliminated as far as lies within tea power of the sufferer.