What traditional Chinese medicine does hypertension take

Update Date: 2023-12-05 Source: Network

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In life, many factors can affect blood pressure, hypertension patients try to avoid the role of adverse factors, in order to prevent the progress of hypertension, and strengthen the efficacy of antihypertensive treatment. So what medicine does hypertension take better?

What traditional Chinese medicine does hypertension take

1. The use of antihypertensive drugs in the treatment of essential hypertension requires long-term medication. Therefore, oral antihypertensive drugs (such as hydrochlorothiazide, reserpine, compound antihypertensive tablets, etc.) with mild, slow, long-lasting antihypertensive effect, few side effects, easy to master and easy to use by patients should be selected as basic antihypertensive drugs, and other antihypertensive drugs should be selected according to different disease stages. 　　　　　

2. Antihypertensive drugs generally start from a small dose and gradually increase the dose. After achieving the goal of reducing blood pressure, the maintenance dose can be used to consolidate the curative effect, and the minimum maintenance dose can be used as far as possible to reduce the side effects. 　

3. When using antihypertensive drugs that can cause obvious hypotension in upright position, it is advisable to explain to the patient that when standing up from sitting position or from supine position, the action should be as slow as possible, especially when getting up at night and urinating, so as to avoid sudden drop of blood pressure causing fainting and accidents. 　

matters needing attention

Eat more coarse grains and potatoes as staple food, such as corn, oats, buckwheat, millet, etc. These coarse grains are rich in dietary fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and discharge excess cholesterol. Regular diet, eat less meals, 70% to 80% full can reduce the burden of gastrointestinal tract, maintain weight, is conducive to control blood pressure. Hypertension patients should eat less and more meals, eat regularly and quantitatively, and form good habits.