The cause of hypertension is mostly the dysfunctional yin and yang of liver and kidney in TCM. We use Xia Long Tang in our clinical practice, focus on the liver and kidney, and then harmonize the balance of the heart, make the blood pressure to be stable, and effectively prevent cardio-cerebro-renal damage. Xia Long Tang components: Xia Ku Cao [3] 15g, Long Dan Cao [4] 15g, Yi Mu Cao [5] 15g, Gou Teng [6] 10g, Sang Ji Sheng [7] 10g, Ye Jiao Teng 15g, Ze Xie [8] 20g, Shi Jue Ming [9] 25g, artificial Niu Huang [10] 3g, Tian Ma [11] 10g, Che Qian Zi [12] 10g, Bei Mao Gen 20g. The addition and subtraction of the formula: (1) add Huang Qin [13], Sheng Di Huang [14], Bai Shao [15] Yao, Chai Hu [16] for liver stagnation with fire, wind yang disturb upward; (2) add Long Gu [17], Mu Li [18], Niu Xi [19], Sheng Di Huang, Bai Shao Yao for liver and kidney yin deficiency, liver yang hyperactivity; (3) add Shu Di Huang [20], Shan Zhu Yu [21], Rou Gui [22], prepared Fu Zi [23] for yin and yang both deficiency; (4) add Xian Mao [24], Ying Yang Huo, Ba Ji Tian [25], Huang Bai [26] for menopausal women.
Key words: hypertension, Xia Long Tang, Chinese medicine [27]
Writer: Xuegui Zhang
Mental Hospital, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (024200)
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