High blood pressure belongs to the category of “dizziness” and “headache” in Chinese medicine, Wu Ling San does not have the effect of lowering blood pressure, and patients with high blood pressure should use antihypertensive drugs regularly.
Wu Ling San is composed of five medicines: poria, poria, zedoary, atractylodes, and cinnamon sticks, which have the efficacy of inducing diuresis and seepage of dampness (promoting the operation of water to dispel dampness), warming yang and transforming qi (warming yang qi in the body), and relieving epidemiology.
It is mainly used for the treatment of San Jiao Shui Qi syndrome, in which patients can see abdominal distension, dysuria, thirst for drinking, vomiting if water, or fever and malignant cold (fear of cold), or dizziness and lightheadedness. Adverse reactions or contraindications are not clear.
Therefore, Wu Ling San does not have the effect of lowering blood pressure, hypertensive patients are recommended to seek timely medical attention, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, do not unauthorized use of medication, so as not to delay the condition.