What are the proven TCM prescriptions for treating hypertension?

Hypertension is a chronic disease characterized by a sustained increase in arterial blood pressure, which usually causes lesions in important organs such as the heart, brain, and kidneys and leads to corresponding consequences. Nowadays, many people usually take antihypertensive drugs to treat high blood pressure. Some people will find that if they take antihypertensive drugs, they will easily rely on them to lower their blood pressure. For Chinese medicine, lowering blood pressure is achieved by regulating the body's functions. The following editor will introduce some proven prescriptions for lowering blood pressure.

Prescription 1

15 grams of Evodia rutaecarpa, 15 grams of chrysanthemum, and appropriate amount of edible wax.

Grind the first two herbs into fine powder, add appropriate amount of vinegar to make a paste, apply to the Yongquan acupoints of both feet before going to bed, fix it with gauze, and remove it the next morning. Apply once a day. One course of treatment is 14 days. After a break of 7 days, apply the patch again for another course, and use it for 3 courses in a row. Suitable for hypertension caused by hyperactivity of liver yang.

Prescription 2

Grind 10 grams of Evodia rutaecarpa, 10 grams of Ligusticum chuanxiong, 10 grams of Magnolia officinalis, and 5 grams of borneol into fine powder.

Before using the medicine, clean the Shenque point (navel), take 4-5 grams of loose powder and put it into the navel, fix it with adhesive tape, change the dressing every 3-4 days, and one course of treatment is 30 days.

Prescription 3

Take 10g of Gastrodia elata, 30g of white mustard seeds, 20g each of Arisaema consanguineum, Atractylodes lancea and Ligusticum chuanxiong, grind them into fine powder and bottle them for later use.

During treatment, take 20 grams of the powder, mix it into a paste with an appropriate amount of ginger juice, apply it to the Zhongwan acupoint and bilateral Neiguan acupoints before going to bed, and secure it with adhesive tape. Remove and wash it the next morning. Once a day, two weeks as a course of treatment, can be used continuously for 5 to 6 courses to consolidate the therapeutic effect. This prescription has the effects of eliminating dampness, removing phlegm, and extinguishing wind, and is suitable for phlegm-turbidity type hypertension.

Prescription 4

30 grams of Scutellaria baicalensis, 60 grams of Paeonia suffruticosa, 9 grams of Angelica sinensis, 24 grams of Citrus aurantium, 24 grams of Morus alba, 24 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 24 grams of Oyster, 24 grams of White Peony Root, 24 grams of Atractylodes lancea, 12 grams of Angelica dahurica, 10 grams of Magnetite, 10 grams of Achyranthes bidentata, 10 grams of Polygonum multiflorum, and 12 grams of Cassia tora.

Add 1500-2000 ml of water to the above medicine and boil it. After 20 minutes, pour it into a basin and wait for it to warm, then soak your feet for about 20-30 minutes. Once every night, 7 days as a course of treatment, use for 3 consecutive courses.

During the treatment of hypertension, in addition to taking antihypertensive drugs, it is important to maintain a happy mood and a good attitude. The Chinese medicine antihypertensive prescription introduced here by the editor starts from the human body's function to achieve the effect of lowering blood pressure. Because everyone's blood pressure is different, it may not be suitable for everyone, but I hope it can help some patients with hypertension.