Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment Methods for Atherosclerosis

The treatment of atherosclerosis should pay attention to the doctor's advice, but at the same time there are some traditional Chinese medicine treatment methods in life, such as Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Achyranthes bidentata, Eucommia ulmoides, etc. These traditional Chinese medicines have a good effect on regulating and treating atherosclerosis.

1. Strengthening the body and replenishing the deficiency

1. Since the essence of atherosclerosis is a syndrome of deficiency of the underlying body and excess of the superficial symptoms, it is very important to make up for the deficiency. When people reach middle age or old age, the spleen and stomach functions gradually decline. Spleen deficiency causes failure in transporting and transforming the essence of food and water, which is transformed into phlegm and blocks the blood vessels, resulting in hyperlipidemia. As kidney qi gradually declines, the kidney's biochemical function becomes weak, blood fails to flow smoothly, and blood stagnates in the blood vessels, causing hardening. The method of strengthening the body and replenishing deficiency is aimed at the symptoms of organ deficiency, and mostly adopts prescriptions and medicines that have the functions of replenishing qi and blood, strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, and nourishing the liver and kidneys.

2. Chinese herbal medicines that are beneficial for resisting the formation and development of atherosclerosis include: Epimedium, Angelica, Polygonum multiflorum, Astragalus, Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Viscum album, Achyranthes bidentata, Eucommia ulmoides, Seabuckthorn, Rosa roxburghii, Gynostemma pentaphyllum, Ganoderma lucidum, propolis, etc.

2. Blood Activating and Stasis Removing Method

1. Traditional Chinese medicine considers the hypercoagulable state of blood, thrombosis, damaged blood vessel walls, lipid plaque formation, lumps and stinging pain, and purple tongue as blood stasis syndrome. Animal experiments and clinical trials have shown that a variety of blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs have anti-atherosclerotic effects.

2. There are many blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs that have anti-atherosclerotic effects, such as Panax notoginseng, which is sweet and slightly bitter in nature, warm in flavor, and enters the liver and stomach meridians. Function: dissipate blood stasis, stop bleeding, reduce swelling and relieve pain. Studies have found that the active ingredients of Panax notoginseng can significantly increase the levels of endothelial relaxing factor and superoxide dismutase in serum, reduce the levels of endothelin and plasma lipid peroxide activity, antagonize platelet adhesion, aggregation and thrombosis, protect arterial walls and dilate blood vessels.

3. Salvia miltiorrhiza, Ligusticum chuanxiong, saffron, Pollen Typhae, Paeonia suffruticosa, peach kernel, and turmeric. Some insect medicines that have blood-breaking effects, such as leeches and centipedes, also have anti-atherosclerotic effects. At present, many of the above drugs have been made into water injection or powder injection for clinical use.

4. Dyslipidemia, increased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are the main risk factors for coronary heart disease. Other Chinese herbal medicines that can regulate blood lipids and promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis include Millettia reticulata, rhubarb, knotweed, turmeric, earthworm, peach kernel, safflower, Panax notoginseng, leech, salvia miltiorrhiza, and Curcuma aromatica.