HYPERTENSION IS A LEADING CAUSE OF HEART DISEASE, STROKE, KIDNEY DISEASE, AND DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. ONE IN THREE AMERICANS HAS HYPERTENSION, AND ANOTHER ONE-THIRD HAS PRE-HYPERTENSION. THE CONDITION IS UNCONTROLLED IN NEARLY 35 MILLION AMERICANS. LOW-SODIUM DIETS ARE EFFECTIVE IN PEOPLE WHO ARE SALT-SENSITIVE;BUT, DIETARY ADHERENCE IS LOW. SUSTAINED UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION HAS DELETERIOUS EFFECTS ON THE KIDNEY, BRAIN AND HEART, AND THE CONDITION COSTS THE NATION $48.6 BILLION EACH YEAR. GIVEN THE HIGH PREVALENCE OF THE CONDITION AND ITS WELL-RECOGNIZED ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES, THERE ISAN URGENT NEED TOIDENTIFY DIETARY STRATEGIES THAT REDUCEHYPERTENSION AND ITS COMPLICATIONS. IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH STRATEGIES,CHRONICALLY HIGH BLOOD PRESSUREWILL CONTINUE TO HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON HUMAN HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE, AND POSE FINANCIAL BURDENS TO FAMILIES AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES SUGGEST THAT PLANT POLYPHENOLS HAVE BOTH ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTIHYPERTENSIVE POTENTIAL. ALLIUM TRICOCCUM (RAMPS OR WILD LEEKS)NATIVE TO FORESTS IN THE EASTERN U.S. CONTAIN PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS, INCLUDING ORGANOSULFURS AND FLAVONOIDS, THAT HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITIES. HOWEVER, LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE PLANT'S CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, ANDHISTORICALLY REPORTED HEALTH BENEFITS HAVE YET TO BE CONFIRMED.