How does Traditional Chinese Medicine treat atherosclerosis?

How traditional Chinese medicine treats atherosclerosis is an issue that many friends suffering from atherosclerosis must pay attention to, because we know that atherosclerosis is a relatively serious disease that affects our normal life, so once we find that we have such a disease, we need to solve it in time and treat it in time. So many people are suitable for Chinese medicine treatment of such diseases. We can decide to use Chinese medicine to treat atherosclerosis based on our physical condition.

1. Blood circulation and blood stasis removal method

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.

There are many blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs that have anti-atherosclerotic effects, commonly used ones include 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.

Salvia miltiorrhiza, Ligusticum chuanxiong, saffron, Pollen Typhae, Paeonia suffruticosa, peach kernel, 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.

2. Expectorant and lipid-lowering method

Abnormal lipid metabolism is an important factor leading to the formation of arteriosclerosis. Traditional Chinese medicine classifies hyperlipidemia as a phlegm and turbidity syndrome. Therefore, the treatment method used is to resolve phlegm, reduce blood lipids, promote diuresis and eliminate dampness.

Commonly used medicines such as kelp are salty and cold in nature, and enter the liver, stomach, and kidney meridians. Functions: softening and dispersing lumps, eliminating phlegm and promoting diuresis. The experimental results show that kelp alcohol extract can increase serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and reduce blood peroxide levels. These effects are beneficial to antagonizing the formation and development of atherosclerosis.

Huatan Quyu Decoction is composed of expectorant herbs (such as Platycodon grandiflorum, Sargassum, Trichosanthes kirilowii, and Corn Silk) and stasis-removing herbs (such as Hawthorn, Curcuma aromatica, Pollen Typhae, and Saffron). It can effectively lower plasma total cholesterol and triglyceride levels, increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and has a good effect on lowering blood lipids.

The above content is about how traditional Chinese medicine treats atherosclerosis. After we have mastered such content, we can provide it to patients around us who are suitable for the use of traditional Chinese medicine to treat atherosclerosis, and help our friends around us get out of the predicament of such diseases as soon as possible, which is beneficial to protecting our health and timely treatment once discovered.