5. Grape Seed Extract
This grape derivative may boost your heart health and help manage certain blood conditions. It may also offer naturally blood-thinning properties (7, 8).
While grape seed extract does come from grapes, eating grapes on their own won’t provide you with a source of it. Instead, you can stock up on grape seed oil in supplement form.
6. Dong Quai
Based on animal studies, this traditional Chinese herb was found to potentially reduce the risk of clotting and bleeding. Dong Quai does this by increasing how long it takes for your blood to clot (9, 10).
These effects are suspected to be due to dong quai’s high levels of coumarin, the same ingredient that makes Cassia cinnamon a natural anticoagulant.
7. Cayenne Peppers
Among their many health benefits, cayenne peppers are high in clot-preventing salicylates, just like ginger (11). They’re also packed with capsaicin, an ingredient known to promote vascular health (12).
Of course, cayenne pepper has a pretty hefty kick. (There’s a reason some people start their morning with it!)
If cayenne’s kick is too strong for your taste, enjoy it in small pinches here in there, or as part of a juice or wellness shot.
You can find cayenne pepper in capsule form, but you can also get it fresh or in powdered spice form.
8. Garlic
Garlic is one of the world’s most loved cooking ingredients, and it’s garnering even more attention as a supplement. Among its many health benefits, garlic powder has been shown to have antithrombotic tendencies, which means that it reduces the formation of blood clots (13).
Studies indicate that garlic’s blood-thinning effects may be mild and short-acting, but it may provide a very temporary boost (14) to your circulatory health.
