Hypertension is defined as a higher than normal arterial pressure in the body circulation. In the quiet state, blood pressure exceeding 140/90 mmHg is considered hypertension; where diastolic pressure consistently exceeds 90 mmHg, regardless of its systolic pressure, is hypertension. Drug treatment of hypertension is important, but diet therapy is also not to be ignored, the role of food therapy is the role of drugs can not be replaced. The following are some of the effective food therapy prescriptions for use. 1, hawthorn corn beard lotus leaf tea Composition: hawthorn slices sun-dried 30 grams, dry corn beard 60 grams can also be used fresh 160 grams, dry lotus leaf 15 grams can also be used fresh lotus leaf 46 grams. Therapeutic efficacy: Hawthorn is sour, sweet and slightly warm in nature. It contains tartaric acid, citric acid, hawthorn acid, malic acid, tannin, vitamin C, iron, protein, fat and more than 30 kinds of flavonoids. According to “Dian Nan Mu Cao”, it can “eliminate meat stagnation”, “Daily Use of Materia Medica” says that it can “resolve food stagnation, move knotted gas, strengthen the stomach and relax the diaphragm, eliminate blood and gas clots”, and “The Material Classes and Sensations” states that it is easy to rot when boiling old chicken and hard meat with several pieces of hawthorn. It can be pushed forward. Modern pharmacological research proves that hawthorn can lower blood lipids and soften blood vessels, which seems to be in harmony with the Chinese medical term “eliminating meat accumulation”. This product can also strengthen the heart, increase myocardial contractility, increase coronary blood flow, and has a lasting vasodilator and antihypertensive effect. Corn beard is sweet and flat in nature. Functions clear heat and diuretic, calm the liver and bile. The Compendium of Commonly Used Folk Herbs contains its ability to lower blood pressure, diuretic and swelling. Lotus leaf is bitter, astringent and flat. It has the function of raising clear yang, removing head wind and stopping vertigo. The Dian Nan Ben Cao says it can “clear the wind-heat in the head and eyes, stop dizziness, and clear phlegm and drain Qi”. It is a good recipe for lowering blood pressure, lowering blood fat, clearing the head and eyes, and stopping vertigo. How to use: One dose per day, thirty minutes of water decoction, drink as tea. 2, celery and light greens boiled pork lean meat Composition: 300 grams of celery, light greens 30 grams, pork lean meat 30-40 grams. Therapeutic effect: celery is sweet and cold. Contains caraway glycosides, mannitol, niacin, etc.. It is a diuretic, and removes the heat. The Chinese Flora says it “can cure hypertension”. Mussels, also known as pearl vegetables, is the mussel family, thick-shelled mussels and other mussels shellfish meat. Salty and warm in nature. Have a good liver and kidney, blood, clear the deficiency of heat, the role of fluids. This herb HuiYin” said: “light vegetable, tonic deficiency of the kidney medicine. …… is good at treating kidney deficiency with heat”, and “The Materia Medica of Sun Hua Zi” believes that it can “nourish the five organs and benefit Yang matters”. Pork lean meat tonifies kidney energy, detoxifies heat, and is rich in animal protein, which can play a synergistic role with celery and tamari. This formula tonifies the deficiency and benefits the kidney, clears heat and lowers blood pressure, which is quite suitable for elderly patients. How to use: first boil lean pork with water to be cooked, into the celery, tamari, add a little salt, and then add MSG after the celery is cooked can be served. 3, sea cucumber porridge Composition: 30 grams of sea cucumber, 60 grams of round-grained rice. Therapeutic efficacy: sea cucumber is salty and warm in nature. It can nourish the kidney and benefit the essence, nourish the blood and moisten the dryness. Sea cucumber contains 67% sugar, 21.5% protein, 0.3% fat, calcium, phosphorus, iodine and other substances. It can be said to be a good high-protein, low-fat edible product. According to “The Compendium of Materia Medica”, it can “produce blood in all the veins”, and “The Materia Medica seeks the original”, it can “moisten the five organs and nourish the essence and water”. Sea cucumber is very suitable for treating hypertension, which can not only nourish the deficiency but also soften the blood vessels. Japonica rice is sweet and flat in nature. It strengthens the spleen and stomach, and facilitates urination. It is suitable for the treatment of hypertension in the elderly with sea cucumber. How to use: Soak sea cucumber, clean it, cook it with rice and eat it on an empty stomach.