AIM: To compare the effects of Yangxueqingnao Granules (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Herba Asari, etc.) and Zhennaoning Capsule on hypertension headache. METHODS: Ninety-six cases with hypertension headache were grouped randomly according to clinical order. The single/parallel contrast study was adopted. The two groups were treated separately for twenty days with two kinds of drugs and observed. RESULTS: The clinical total effective rate of Yangxuequingnao Granules Group was 88%, superior to that of Zhennaoning Capsule Group, 65%(P