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How Sanjiu Chinese Medicine
Help Treat Hypertension
Essential, hypertension is chronic high blood pressure with
no identifiable cause. In the early stage, there are symptoms of
dizziness, headache, palpitation (noticeable and irregular heartbeat),
insomnia, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), lassitude, polyuria (increased
urine production) and epistaxis (bleeding from the nose), etc. In
the late stage the organs such as the heart, brain, kidneys and
others may be involved. It belongs to the category of "dizziness"
and "headache" in traditional Chinese medicine.
Symptoms
(a) Common symptoms are dizziness, headache, head distention,
restlessness, temperamental tendency, insomnia, palpitation, and
numbness of extremities.
(b)Hypertension is defined as having the blood pressure greater
than 140/90mmHg (18.7/12.0kPa).The elevation of diastolic pressure
is of more significance for clinical diagnosis.
(c) In severe cases or cases of long duration functions of the heart,
brain and kidney may be compromised with the presentation of relevant
clinical manifestations.
(d) In some patients, blood pressure may be markedly elevated abruptly
under certain precipitating factors accompanied with severe headache,
dizziness, nausea and vomiting, which is called "hypertension
crisis". If disturbance of consciousness, convulsion (fits),
transient hemiplegia (weakness of one half of the body) or aphasia
(speechlessness caused by disease or injury to a part of the brain)
are present, the condition is known as "hypertensive encephalopathy".
TCM Effectiveness and Evaluation
TCM can effectively treat hypertension. Not only the TCM's treatment
improves symptoms obviously, but also the therapy lessens side effects.
Western medicine & TCM are effective in alleviating weaknesses.
However,TCM results in less side effects and also helps in reversing
damage to the target organs. It is advisable to practice Qigong
every day to consolidate effect of treatment.
Chinese Medicine Treatments
Syndrome (a): Hyperactivity of Liver-yang
Dizziness, headache, head distention, temperamental tendency,
flushed eyes, bitter taste in the mouth, red tongue with thin yellow
fur, taut and forceful pulse.
To treat by Herbal medicine
Therapeutic principle: By using herbal medicine you can calm the
liver and subdue hyperactivity of the liver-yang.
Syndrome (b):Deficiency of the Liver-yin and Kidney-yin
Headache, vertigo, tinnitus, dryness of eyes, anger, palpitation,
insomnia, poor memory, feverish sensation in the palms and soles,
aching and lassitude of the loins and legs, dry mouth, red tongue
with a little or no fur, fine and string-like pulse.
To treat by Herbal medicine
Therapeutic principle: By using herbal medicine, you can nourish
yin and suppress your hyperactive yang.
Syndrome (c):Deficiency of both yin and yang
Dizziness, tinnitus, amnesia (loss of memory which may be partial
or total), palpitation, lassitude, soreness of the loins and knees.
Inclination to yang deficiency gives rise to cold extremities (hands
and feet), pale tongue and deep thready pulse, while inclination to
yin deficiency brings about feverish sensation in the chest, palms
and soles, red tongue and fine rapid pulse.
To treat by Herbal medicine
Therapeutic principle: By using herbal medicine, you can nourish yin
and restore yang.
Life style
1. Maintaining a good mood.
2. Take precaution against obesity.
3. Try not to be too tired
4. Quit smoking and limit alcohol intake
5. Participate in appropriate exercises
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