护“心”天然草本植物
山楂
这小小的果实对心脏有大大的益处！研究显示，山楂可用于治疗高胆固醇、调节血压，并有助于减低心血管疾病的风险。（2）
荷叶
荷叶有助于减少身体对脂肪的吸收和加强脂肪代谢，以达到降胆固醇的效果。（3）
甘草
研究证实，甘草所含的高抗氧化剂和抗炎物质，有助于降低胆固醇。（4）
决明子
在传统中医药里，决明子被广泛用于降低胆固醇和血压。（5）
薏米
又名“约伯的眼泪”，研究指出薏米具有很强的抗氧化效力，对心血管有很好的保健作用，并且帮助减缓体内胆固醇的吸收。（6）
绿茶
绿茶含高抗氧化物质并具有显著降低胆固醇效果。（7）
Reference:
(1) The Heart Foundation of Malaysia. Health Articles: Break Your Bad Habits. http://www.yjm.org.my/index.cfm?&menuid=30. Accessed December 30, 2020.
(2) Jau-Fei Chan. Nutrition.Immunity.Longevity. 2015, 1, 401-405.
(3) Ya Wu, Fang Tan, Tianyu Zhang, Binglin Xie, Lixian Ran and Xin Zhao. The anti-obesity effect of lotus leaves on high-fat-diet-induced obesity by modulating lipid metabolism in C57BL/6J mice. Applied Biological Chemistry Volume 63, Article number: 61 (2020).
(4) Yacov Fagelman, Diana Gaitini and Eli Carmeli. Antiatherosclerotic effect supplementation on hypercholesterolemic patients: decreased CIMT, reduced plasma lipid levels and decreased blood pressure. Food Nutr Res. 2016; 60. DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v60.30830.
(5) Xiaoxv Dong, Jing Fu, Xingbin Yin, Chunjing Yang, Xin Zhang, Wenping Wang, Xueying Du, Qingling Wang and Jian Ni. Cassiae semen: A review of its phytochemistry and pharmacology. Mol Med Rep. 2017 Sep; 16(3): 2331–2346. DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.6880.
(6) Lifeng Wang, Jing Sun, Qida Yi et al. Protective Effect of Polyphenols Extract of Adlay (Coix lachrymal-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf) on Hypercholesterolemia-Induced Oxidative Stress in Rats. Molecules. 2012 Aug; 17(8):8886-8897. DOI: 10.3390/molecules17088886.
(7) Renfan Xu, Ke Yang, Sui Li et al. Effect of green tea consumption on blood lipids: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Nutrition Journal 2020 May20; 19(1):48. DOI:10.1186/s12937-020-00557-5.