The natural therapies are generally referred to these complementary and alternative therapies that have specific biological activity to human, including aromatherapy, diet-based therapies, folk medicine, megavitamin therapy, neural therapy, and phytotherapy/herbal medicine. From several decades ago to now, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) continue to be the leading cause of mortality all over the world. With the increasing enhancement of people’s awareness of self-care, natural therapies are increasingly favored by people with CVDs all over the world for their unique advantages in preventing and curing diseases, rehabilitation, and health care.

A number of these natural therapies have purported cardiovascular effects. However, the role of these therapies in CVDs still needs more clinical evidence and definite mechanism of actions. It is indicated that most researches on this area are either inconclusive, conflicting, or showing no benefit for their use. It is equally important for the advancement of the legitimate and rigorous study to report negative as well as positive results, and it illustrates the need for studies of higher quality in natural therapies.

Results from the following aspects including safety of natural therapies, side effects, clinical trials, and practice will enrich the current knowledge of the efficacy of natural therapies to treat CVDs. We invite investigators to contribute original research articles as well as review articles that will assess the roles of natural therapies for cardiovascular diseases.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Randomized clinical trials of natural therapies for CVDs
• Systematic review and/or meta-analysis of natural therapies for CVDs
• In vivo or in vitro study to explore the exact mechanism of natural therapies CVDs
• Recent development in natural therapies and CVDs
• Toxicological effects associated with the use of natural therapies for CVDs
• Clinical practice of natural therapies with either conventional medicines or western medicine for CVDs
• Perspective or commentary article of natural therapies for CVDs