Speaker: Amanda McQuade Crawford. How to interpret blood tests for homocysteine, C-reactive protein, triglycerides and other inflammatory blood markers for cardiovascular disease. Botanical therapies for inflammatory states include: Allium sativum, Ginkgo biloba, Aesculus hippocastanum, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Rosmarinus officinalis, Silybum marianum and Achillea millefolium.