Treatment of blood hypertension of the form of “can hoa vuong “ by electro-acupuncture
- Author:
Nguyen Ba Quang
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
blood hypertension
- MeSH:
Hypertension;
Therapeutics;
Medicine, Traditional;
Electroacupuncture
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;481(6):2-5
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Blood hypertension of Can hoa vuong (from of “aggressive liver fire”) form was common in subjects aged above 50 years (73%) and mainly in intellectual subjects (60%). Electroacupuncture was applied on the sites of Thai xung, Phong tri, Bach hoi, Thuong tinh, Thai duong, Tam am giao, giving an effect of reduce blood pressure. Before the acupuncture, there were 52% of cases were hypertension of 1st stage and 48% of 2nd stage. After the treatment, on 40% of subjects, normal blood pressure had been restored and 60^ had returned to hypertension of 1st stage, none in 2nd stage of hypertension.
