This article was aimed to study the effect of Baohe granules for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome and the effect of gastrointestinal hormone secretion. Patients with CHF were used as the object of study. A total of 80 selected patients were divided into 2 groups. The control group was treated with western medicine anti-heart failure therapy. The treatment group was treated with the combination of Baohe granules. All patients were compared in aspects of TCM efficacy, symptom score and serum gastrin, motilin secretion after two-week medication. The results showed that both treatments can significantly improve the TCM syn-drome and symptom total score of CHF patients. And the effect of the treatment group with Baohe granules was bet-ter. The TCM single symptom integral was also obviously improved in the treatment group combined with Baohe granules, which included heart palpitations, shortness of breath, abdominal distension, and loss of appetite. The GAS and MTL levels of CHF patients were significantly increased in the treatment group. It was concluded that the treat-ment combined with Baohe granules can improve CHF patients with TCM syndromes, symptoms and gastrointestinal hormone secretion. Thus, it contributed to the stability of the disease condition. It can slow the disease progression and improve prognosis. So it is worth using widely in the clinical practice.

AIM and METHODS: Chemotactic migration of peripheral blood mononuclear cell(PBMNC) of healthy blood donors(BD) and patients with blood stasis syndrome(BSS) across polycarbonate membrane(PCM) and human umbilical vein endothelial cell(HUVEC) monolayer, IL-8 produced by migrat PBMNC and effects of protocatechuic aldehyde(PCA) on the process mentioned above were investigated. RESULTS: 1) The numbers of migrating PBMNC in group BSS was higher than that in group BD(P

Guided by the theories of yin-yang and collateral disease， this paper identifies the dysregulation of yang qi ascent and descent as the core pathomechanism of hypertension. Based on clinical experience， a treatment approach centered on the method of raising yang and promoting descent was proposed. Clinically， three major syndrome types were identified. Firstly， deficiency of zong qi （ancestral qi） with blood stasis， obstruction of phlegm-turbidity and blood stasis， and hyperactivity of liver yang. Corresponding empirical formulation， Yizong Huoxue Decoction （益宗活血汤） was applied to tonify zong qi， invigorate blood， and raise yang. Secondly， Lizong Huoxue Decoction （理宗活血汤） was used to resolve phlegm， promote yang qi circulation， and regulate qi and blood. Thirdly， Qinggan Tongluo Decoction （清肝通络饮） was used to clear the liver， dredge collaterals， and subdue hyperactive yang. For special types such as non-dipper hypertension， time-specific syndrome differentiation and treatment can be applied based on a thorough understanding of the underlying pathomechanism， aiming to provide new insights into clinical diagnosis and treatment of hypertension.