Clinical study on the treatment of hypertension with TCM essential oil Tuina combined with conventional Western medication
10.1007/s11726-025-1495-z
- VernacularTitle:中医精油推拿配合常规西药治疗高血压的临床研究
- Author:
Yaping WANG
;
Yanqing TONG
;
Xiaowen WEN
;
Xiehe KONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Tuina;
Massage;
Essential Oil;
Hypertension;
Anxiety;
Randomized Controlled Trial
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2025;23(2):164-169
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)essential oil Tuina(Chinese therapeutic massage)combined with conventional Western medication in treating hypertension and its influence on TCM symptoms and anxiety.Methods:Eighty patients with hypertension were included and divided into an observation group and a control group using the random number table method,with 40 cases in each group.The control group was treated with conventional oral Western medication once a day.The observation group was treated with additional TCM essential oil Tuina once every other day.The two groups were treated for 4 weeks.The changes in blood pressure,TCM symptom score,and anxiety,as well as safety,were observed after treatment.Results:After treatment,the systolic blood pressure,diastolic blood pressure,TCM symptom score,and Hamilton anxiety scale score in the two groups were lower than those before treatment(P<0.05),and those of the observation group were lower compared to the control group with statistically significant differences(P<0.05).There were no adverse reactions,such as allergy and dry cough,in the two groups.Conclusion:Based on conventional Western medication,TCM essential oil Tuina was safe and effective in the treatment of hypertension,which both reduced blood pressure and improved clinical symptoms and anxiety.
