Can high blood pressure be cured by taking Chinese medicine?

Many people do not know what method to choose to treat hypertension in order to get better results. Some people think that Western medicine is more effective, so they choose Western medicine to treat themselves. However, many people feel that they can take Chinese medicine to treat the disease. The effect of Chinese medicine is slow, which is why many people are reluctant to take Chinese medicine. However, Chinese medicine has little side effects on the body. So can high blood pressure be treated with Chinese medicine?

Liver Yang Hyperactivity Type: Symptoms include increased blood pressure and dizziness, accompanied by headache, flushed face and ears, irritability, red tongue with yellow coating, and stringy and rapid pulse.

Treatment: It is advisable to use methods to calm the liver and suppress yang, and nourish the liver and kidneys. The prescription uses Tianma Uncaria Drink (Gastrodia elata, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Raw Cassia seed, Gardenia jasminoides, Scutellaria baicalensis, Cyathula officinalis, Eucommia ulmoides, Leonurus japonicus, Viscum album, Polygonum multiflorum, Poria cocos). This prescription has sedative, analgesic and blood pressure lowering effects, so it is a commonly used prescription for hypertension of liver yang hyperactivity type. If you experience symptoms such as muscle stiffness, cramps in the hands and feet, and a dark red tongue with little coating, you should discontinue use of this prescription.

Liver-kidney yin deficiency type: The key points of diagnosis are high blood pressure and dizziness, accompanied by headache, tinnitus, soreness of waist and knees, red tongue with little coating, and thin and rapid pulse.

Treatment: It is advisable to use methods that nourish the liver and kidneys, nourish yin and replenish essence. The prescription uses Qiju Dihuang Pills (wolfberry, chrysanthemum, cooked rehmannia, cornus fruit, yam, poria, oriental water plantain, and moutan bark). This prescription has the effects of reducing peripheral vascular resistance, regulating blood lipids and resisting arteriosclerosis, and is suitable for patients with renal hypertension. It should be noted that patients with weak spleen and stomach, poor appetite, and loose stools should choose this medicine under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner.

Yin and Yang Deficiency Type: The key points of diagnosis are high blood pressure accompanied by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia, soreness of waist and legs, chills and cold limbs, clear and long urination, pale tongue, and deep and fine pulse.

Treatment should use the method of nourishing yin and supporting yang. The prescription used is Jinkui Shenqi Pills (Aconite, cinnamon, rehmannia, cornus fruit, yam, poria, oriental water plantain, and moutan bark). This prescription can inhibit lipid peroxidation, protect endothelial cell function, improve microcirculation, and lower blood pressure by regulating higher nervous activity. If you experience symptoms such as dry mouth, sore throat, or fever while using this prescription, discontinue use.

Phlegm and turbidity blocking the middle part of the body type: This syndrome is more common in obese hypertensive patients. The key points of diagnosis are high blood pressure accompanied by dizziness, heaviness in the head, chest tightness and phlegm, heaviness and numbness of limbs, greasy tongue coating and slippery pulse.

Treatment should include methods of resolving phlegm and dampness, strengthening the spleen and harmonizing the stomach. The prescription used is Banxia Baizhu Tianma Decoction (Pinellia, Atractylodes, Gastrodia, Tangerine Peel, Poria, Licorice, Ginger, and Jujube). Pinellia, Atractylodes and Gastrodia Decoction can effectively improve the blood lipid metabolism of patients with phlegm-obstruction type hypertension, normalize the patients' blood lipid metabolism, prevent cholesterol from depositing in the blood vessel walls, enhance blood vessel elasticity, and thus restore blood pressure to normal. If you experience symptoms such as dry mouth, thirst, and fever in the five parts of your body, you should stop using this prescription.

If you want to use Chinese medicine to treat hypertension, then we must do a Chinese medicine diagnosis to identify what type of hypertension you have, and then treat it symptomatically according to the type of disease. Because there are many types of hypertension, it is recommended that you do a Chinese medicine diagnosis and then treat it symptomatically. When treating hypertension, you should also improve your diet and eat more light and low-salt foods.