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    Essential Hypertension

    General Introduction

    Hypertension may be divided into two kinds --- essential hypertension and secondary hypertension. We are only deal with essential hypertension. Its major symptoms are vertigo, faint, headache and others, so in Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is included in the categories of “xuan yun “ ( vertigo ) and “ tou tong “ ( headache ).

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    MAIN POINTS OF DIAGNOSIS

    1. Common symptoms are dizziness, headache, fullness of head, restlessness, temperamental tendency, insomnia, palpitation, numbness of extremities.
    2. Hypertension is defined as a pressure greater than 18.7 kPa ( 140 mmHg ) / 12.0 kPa ( 90 mmHg ). The elevation of diastolic pressure ( lower pressure ) is the more significance for clinical diagnosis.
    3. In severe cases or cases of long duration, the heart, brain and kidney may be compromised with the presentation of relevant clinical manifestations.

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    DIFFERENTIATION AND TREATMENT OF COMMON SYNDROMES

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    Therapeutic Principle

    Calming the liver and subduing hyperactivity of liver-yang, Activating the function of the spleen and resolving phegm blocking, promoting blood circulating, removing blood stasis, Nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney and liver.

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    Recipe

    Gastrodia tuber, Uncaria stem with hooks, Eucommia bark, Abalone shell, Loranthus mulberry mistletoe, Fleece-flower stem, motherwort, Red ochre, Oyster shell, Pinellia tuber, White atractylodes, Poris, Peach kernel, Safflower, Rehmannia root, Dogwood fruit, Chinese yam and etc.

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