Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases in my country and the most important risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine recommends that in the daily maintenance of patients with hypertension, you can try to massage th

Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases in my country and is also the most important risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease . Chinese medicine recommendation: In the daily maintenance of patients with hypertension, you can try to massage three acupoints with good antihypertensive effects to prevent and treat hypertension.

Hypertension refers to a clinical syndrome characterized by increased systemic arterial blood pressure ( systolic blood pressure and/or diastolic blood pressure ) (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg , diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg), which may be accompanied by functional or organic damage to the heart, brain, kidney and other organs. Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases in my country and the most important risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

In fact, hypertension is a preventable and controllable disease. should focus on patients with hypertension . If necessary, drug treatment and lifestyle intervention should be carried out to slow down target organ damage, prevent the occurrence of heart, brain and kidney complications, and reduce disability and mortality. The most important thing to prevent and control hypertension is to start with daily care, prevent the further development of the disease, and control blood pressure. In this way, even if the blood pressure does not drop to the normal value, all organs in the body will adapt to this state and regain a new balance to ensure a healthy life of the human body. Traditional Chinese medicine view believes that the internal organs have corresponding reaction areas on the surface of the body. If the acupuncture points are properly handled, it can become a valve for lowering blood pressure. In daily life, patients with hypertension may try traditional Chinese medicine antihypertensive methods! Here are three acupoints that have good antihypertensive effects.

The first point of the body's blood pressure reduction: Taichong point . belongs to foot Jueyin liver meridian , located between the dorsum of the foot, between the first and second metatarsals, and in the depression in the front of the junction of metatarsal , it has the effects of calming the liver and relieving wind, clearing heat and dampness, unblocking the meridians and relieving pain. This point is suitable for hypertensive hypertension of liver yang, mainly due to liver and kidney yin deficiency, , and cannot control yang, which causes excessive liver yang. Common clinical manifestations include dizziness, tinnitus, swelling and pain in the head, bitter mouth, red face, red eyes, irritability, irritability, forgetfulness, insomnia, dreaming, sore waist and knees, heavy head and light feet, etc. During operation, push from our feet to the webbing edge connected between the big toe and the two toes backwards (insteps), push to a sunken place, and use your thumb to massage.

The second point of human blood pressure reduction: Taixi point . is the original point of , the foot Shaoyin kidney meridian, located on the inner side of the foot, behind the medial ankle, and the depression between the tip of the medial ankle and the Achilles tendon, which has the effect of nourishing yin and benefiting the kidneys. This point is suitable for hypertension with liver and kidney yin deficiency, mainly due to kidney yin deficiency and kidney deficiency. Common clinical manifestations include dizziness, headache, tinnitus, , insomnia and forgetfulness, palpitations and fatigue, dry mouth and tongue, dry eyes, hot hands and feet, sore waist and weak legs, red tongue, less tongue coating, etc. When operating, just massage the depression between the inner ankle of the foot and the Achilles tendon.

The second point of the human body's blood pressure reduction: Quchi point. Quchi point is the He point of of the large intestine meridian of hand Yangming. It is the place where qi and blood converge, bent the elbow, and the depression at the end of the horizontal lines. It looks like a shallow pool, so it is called Quchi . Like water flowing into the pool. Quchi has the functions of clearing heat and relieving exterior symptoms, relieving meridians and unblocking meridians, and its most convenient purpose is to lower blood pressure. When blood pressure rises suddenly, you can relax the nervous system by pressing the Quchi point, so that your breathing gradually becomes even and your heart is calm, and your blood pressure can gradually return to normal. Usually, you can also press this point to stabilize your blood pressure and achieve the effect of preventing hypertension. The positioning of Quchi acupoint is also very simple. It is located on the transverse elbow line and at the depression of the inner edge of the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. When operating , spread the palm of your right hand, bend your left arm slightly, and use the thumb of your right hand to massage the Quchi point on your left hand.

Overall, Taichong point can relieve liver qi, calm liver and reduce reversal, so as not to let liver qi rise too much; Taixi point on the kidney meridian nourishes kidney yin, nourishes water and contains wood, and waters "liver wood"; while Quchi point on the large intestinal meridian can directly extinguish fire gas, which is the best effect of reducing blood pressure. If you insist on massage these 3 acupoints for 3 to 5 minutes a day, no less than 200 o'clock each time, you will get good results.

Finally, the above traditional Chinese medicine antihypertensive methods are only suitable for high blood pressure caused by an unhealthy lifestyle and the daily stable blood pressure of patients with hypertensive. For patients who already suffer from severe hypertension, especially the elderly, they still need to cooperate with antihypertensive drugs for treatment, and if necessary, specialized outpatient treatment is available. Any auxiliary method is prevention and relief than treatment. The auxiliary method is not to cure the disease before treatment. is still needed if it is already sick.