Key points in treating hypertension by integrative medicine.
- Author:
Xiao-yan LU
1
;
Zai-xiang SHI
Author Information
1. Integrative Department of Cardiovascular Disease, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing (100029). deerxiaoyan@126.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
therapeutic use;
Humans;
Hypertension;
therapy;
Integrative Medicine;
Phytotherapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
2011;31(11):1561-1564
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In China there exist "three high", "three low" and "three no" phenomena in hypertension, so the task of prevention and treatment of hypertension is urgent and difficult. Practices show that treatment by integrative medicine is the best way to prevent and treat hypertension. In clinics several key points should be noticed: holding the difference of therapy philosophy between Chinese medicine and Western medicine, objectively evaluating the curative efficacy of Chinese medicine and Western medicine, insisting on compatible application of Chinese herbs and Western drugs, stressing the combination of disease identification and syndrome typing, preventing and treating target organs' damage in a scientific way, and paying attention to non-drug treatment of hypertension.
