Traditional Chinese Herb Medicine in Treating Hypertension

Hypertension, a common cardiovascular condition, characterized by elevated blood pressure affects a significant portion of the global population. The report shows that the prevalence of hypertension among residents aged 18 and above in my country is 27.5%, among residents aged 18-44, 45-59 and 60 and above is 13.3%, 37.8% and 59.2% respectively. The prevalence of hypertension is on the rise, with an estimated 245 million adults suffering from hypertension. Moreover, hypertension is one of the main causes of cardiovascular diseases and death such as coronary heart disease and stroke.

1. Bad living habits: Such as staying up late for a long time, excessive mental stress, long-term smoking and drinking may cause vasoconstriction and increased blood pressure

2. Dietary: Long-term consumption of high-salt, high-fat foods may lead to water and sodium retention, causing high blood pressure.

3. Psychological: If you are in a state of prolonged mental tension and anxiety, it may lead to sympathetic nerve excitation, which may cause an increase in blood pressure.

4. Inherent: Hypertension has a genetic predisposition, If parents have high blood pressure, their children are more likely to have high blood pressure

5. Sickness: If the patient suffers from diseases such as glomerulonephritis and pyelonephritis, it may lead to impaired kidney function, which may cause elevated blood pressure.

1. Heart: Prolonged high blood pressure increases the load on the heart and may lead to cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. This results in symptoms such as chest tightness and dyspnea. If left untreated, it may affect the patient's normal life expectancy.

2. Cerebrovascular: Prolonged high blood pressure can cause stressful damage to the blood vessels in the brain, endothelial damage and insufficient cerebral blood supply, which can lead to hemiparesis, aphasia, etc.

3. Kidney: Chronic increased vascular pressure can lead to renal artery stenosis, renal insufficiency, anuria, oliguria, and further elevation of blood pressure.

4. Eye Ground:  Hypertension affects the retinal arterioles, causing sclerosis of the retinal arterioles, arteriovenous crossing, bleeding and oozing. In severe cases, it can endanger the patient's vision and even blindness.

5. Blood Vessel: High blood pressure can affect arteries in several parts of the body and formation of diffuse atherosclerosis, which may affect the functions of important organs and easily cause aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection, lower limb artery stenosis or occlusion, etc.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) classifies hypertension as [dizziness] and [headache].

Due to the seven emotions, excessive fatigue and dietary disorders cause an imbalance of Yin and Yang in the organism and a deficiency of Yin in the liver and kidneys, patients show a series of symptoms such as upset, irritability, chest tightness, headache and insomnia. Improper diet make the spleen lose its healthy function, resulting in constipation, thick and greasy tongue coating, and difficulty urinating, which in turn causes imbalance of Qi, damage to the kidneys and inability to transport and transform water normally. Patients will experience a series of symptoms such as headache and dizziness by liver deficiency, meridian obstruction and imbalance of qi, blood, Yin and Yang.

Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that there is some blockage in the body. If you do not eliminate this pathological blockage and just lower blood pressure will never be able to cure hypertension. When the body is under stress, it automatically adjusts its blood pressure and increase it to ensure blood supply to the upper body. Most hypertension is a natural reaction of the body under stress. Therefore, the treatment of hypertension must not desperately lower blood pressure, only focusing on the indicators of the sphygmomanometer, which is to treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Chinese Herb Medicine follows the principle of diagnosis and treatment for patients with hypertension, using methods that benefit Qi and activate blood, tranquillizing and suppressing hyperactive liver.  Such as "Chinese Herb Salvia Miltiorrhiza Gastrodia Eucommia Capsule" able to address both the symptoms and the root causes of the problem, and lower the blood pressure level more smoothly, then effectively improve the patient's dizziness, vertigo and other uncomfortable symptoms.