28/01/2026
High Blood Pressure? Treat the Root!
A 60-year-old patient with hypertension once came to consult me. After taking antihypertensive medication, he experienced side effects including back pain, neck stiffness, and numbness in his fingers. As he was reluctant to continue relying on blood pressure medication, he sought Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment to support his condition.
From a TCM perspective, the problem was not merely “elevated blood pressure,” but rather an imbalance characterized by excess Yang activity and insufficient Yin to restrain it, resulting in systemic disharmony.
Treatment involved acupuncture to promote the smooth flow of Qi and unblock the meridians, alongside a personalized herbal formula designed to nourish Kidney Yin, calm hyperactive Liver Yang, and enhance blood circulation. During the course of treatment, his blood pressure gradually decreased from 170/100 mmHg and stabilized at approximately 130/86 mmHg. Under stable blood pressure control, he decided to discontinue antihypertensive medication. After one acupuncture session and three weeks of herbal therapy, his blood pressure remained stable, and his previous symptoms resolved.
This case demonstrates that TCM’s Yin–Yang pattern differentiation goes beyond symptom management by addressing the underlying imbalance that may contribute to elevated blood pressure.
高血壓?從根本著手!
曾經有一位 60 歲、患有高血壓的病人來找我。他因為用了降壓藥,出現背痛、頸部僵硬以及手指麻木等不適症狀,所以他不想再服用降壓藥,要求我用中醫幫他調理血壓。
從中醫的角度來看,問題並不只是「血壓偏高」,而是陽氣亢盛,而陰不足以制衡陽氣,導致整體失衡。
我透過針灸疏通他的經絡,並配合中藥方劑,以滋養腎陰、平肝潛陽、活血通絡。在接受針灸及中藥調理期間,他的血壓由原本 170/100 mmHg 逐步下降並穩定至約 130/86 mmHg,並在血壓控制良好的情況下,自行停止服用降壓藥物。經一次針灸及三週中藥調理後,其血壓維持穩定,先前的不適症狀亦隨之消失。
這個案例說明,中醫的陰陽辨證不僅僅是控制表面的症狀,而是從整體失衡著手,處理血壓升高的內在根本原因。
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