Antihypertensive Chinese medicine

Hypertension and high blood lipids are very common nowadays, and most of the patients are middle-aged and elderly. As they get older, the elderly pay more attention to their diet, avoid eating sugar and greasy food, and rarely eat salt. However, their bodies are still prone to problems. So people start looking for various blood pressure-lowering Chinese medicines, but they must be suitable for the symptoms. You can first learn about some important types of blood pressure lowering.

Blood pressure lowering Chinese medicine

(1) Uncaria rhynchophylla calms the liver, extinguishes wind and clears heat. It can be used to treat dizziness, headache, red eyes and other symptoms caused by hyperactivity of liver yang. It is often used together with Semen Cassiae and White Peony Root, 20 to 30 grams each time.

(2) Pueraria root is a commonly used herb for dispelling wind and relieving exterior symptoms. It is clinically used to treat hypertension accompanied by neck pain and has significant efficacy, 15 to 30 grams each time.

(3) Prunella Vulgaris can clear liver fire and relieve depression. It is often used to treat hypertension with liver heat symptoms such as headache, dizziness, tinnitus, fever, insomnia, etc. It can be combined with Cassia Seed, Scutellaria Baicalensis, Chrysanthemum, etc., decocted in water and taken orally, 15 to 30 grams each time.

(4) Scutellaria baicalensis can clear away heat and dampness, purge fire and resolve toxins. It can eliminate symptoms such as dizziness, headache, bitter taste in the mouth, and irritability in patients with hypertension caused by excess heat in the liver meridian. It is often used together with Uncaria rhynchophylla and Cassia tora, 9 to 12 grams each time.

(5) Wild chrysanthemum can clear away heat and detoxify, and has the effect of lowering blood pressure. It can be used to treat hypertension. It can be decocted and taken alone, or it can be used together with Prunella vulgaris and Cassia tora, 10 to 15 grams each time.

(6) Gastrodia elata calms the liver and extinguishes wind, and is suitable for treating headaches, dizziness, and other symptoms caused by hyperactivity of liver yang. It is often used in combination with Chuanxiong, such as Tianma Pills. If the dizziness is caused by damp phlegm, you can use spleen-strengthening and dampness-drying drugs such as Pinellia, Atractylodes, and Poria, such as Pinellia, Atractylodes, and Gastrodia Decoction. 9 to 12 grams each time.

(7) Semen Cassiae has the function of calming the liver and suppressing yang. It is suitable for treating symptoms such as dizziness and vertigo caused by liver-kidney yin deficiency and hyperactivity of liver yang. It is often used together with chrysanthemum, white peony root, raw dragon bone and raw oyster, 30 to 45 grams each time.

(8) Earthworms can extinguish wind, clear away heat, activate collaterals, relieve asthma, promote diuresis, and lower blood pressure. It is suitable for patients with early hypertension accompanied by limb numbness. It is often used in combination, 10 to 20 grams each time.

(9) Luobu Ma leaves can calm the liver, extinguish wind and clear away heat, and are very effective in eliminating symptoms such as headache, dizziness, head swelling, and insomnia. Drink it alone instead of tea, 6 to 10 grams each time.

(10) Clematis chinensis can dispel wind, dampness and lower blood pressure. It can be used alone or in combination, taking 10 to 20 grams each time.

(11) Chuanxiong is pungent and warm in nature, and can dispel wind, activate blood circulation and relieve pain. It is mainly suitable for headache and body pain, as well as dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea caused by blood stasis and qi stagnation, and abdominal pain caused by postpartum blood stasis. It is clinically used in combination with reserpine to treat hypertension, with a good synergistic effect. The usual dosage is 9 to 15 grams each time.

(12) Mistletoe can dispel rheumatism, nourish the liver and kidneys, nourish blood and stabilize pregnancy. It is mainly used for arthritis caused by blood not nourishing the tendons, weakness of tendons and bones caused by liver and kidney deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, etc. It is also commonly used to treat hypertension caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency, 10 to 15 grams each time.

In addition, according to domestic and foreign reports, other Chinese herbal medicines that have certain blood pressure lowering effects include Eucommia ulmoides, Cortex Moutan, and Coptis chinensis. They lower blood pressure by dilating peripheral blood vessels. The dosage is 10 grams each, and the dosage for Coptis chinensis should be half of that. Aucklandia lappa lowers blood pressure by blocking sympathetic ganglia, and the commonly used dosage is 10 grams.