If you need to lower your blood pressure, we suggest that you first undergo standardized examination and treatment in Western medicine. In Chinese medicine, hypertension belongs to the category of “vertigo”, and can be treated with the aid of Tianma Tang (半夏白术天麻汤) and Tianma Hookteng Drink (天麻钩藤饮), etc., under the guidance of a doctor.
“Blood pressure” is a western concept, but in Chinese medicine, hypertension belongs to the category of “vertigo”, which is often caused by hyperactivity of liver yang (liver yang is over-exuberant, causing dizziness, dizziness, headache and other symptoms), phlegm-dampness (phlegm-dampness stagnating in the spleen and stomach), qi and blood deficiencies, yin and kidney deficiencies and yin and yang deficiencies, and so on. Yin and Yang deficiency, etc. Headache, dizziness, insomnia and dreaminess, palpitation and tinnitus are common symptoms.
Semixia and Atractylodes Macrocephalae Tianma Tang has the efficacy of resolving phlegm and extinguishing wind, strengthening the spleen and dispelling dampness, and is often used in the treatment of headache and dizziness, chest and diaphragm congestion, nausea, vomiting, etc., caused by wind-phlegm upheaval (wind-phlegm evils intruding into the head). It is contraindicated in cases of yin deficiency and hyperactivity of yang, and deficiency of qi and blood.
Tianma Hook Teng Drink has the effects of calming the liver and extinguishing wind (regulating the function of the liver to get rid of internal wind), tonifying the liver and kidney, clearing heat and activating blood circulation, and is commonly used in the treatment of headache, dizziness, insomnia, dreaminess, dryness and bitterness of the mouth and redness of the face, etc., which are caused by hyperactivity of liver-yang and disturbance of the liver-wind (wind and phlegm caused by the liver disturbing the head).
Chinese medicine is generally used as an adjunctive treatment for hypertension, and is not usually used directly to lower blood pressure. It is recommended that patients with hypertension consult a doctor in a timely manner and take medication under the guidance of the doctor.