Patient's question:
My mother has never been in good health. In recent years, she also developed high blood pressure and her weight has always been unsatisfactory. Although she has been taking medication to control it, her blood pressure remains unstable. I am very worried. It is said that folk remedies can cure serious illnesses, so I want to understand many folk remedies for treating high blood pressure to use for my mother.What kind of assistance is needed: What are the folk remedies for treating high blood pressure?
Doctor's answer:
Methods for treating high blood pressure include drug therapy and non-drug therapy. Many folk remedies are effective for high blood pressure. Some folk remedies can alleviate irritability and lower blood pressure, while others can promote diuresis, reduce swelling, clear heat, and moisturize dryness.Folk Remedies for Treating High Blood Pressure
1. He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum) 60g, glutinous rice 100g, jujubes 3, rock sugar in sufficient quantity.
Preparation Method: Decoct He Shou Wu to obtain a concentrated juice, remove the residue, add glutinous rice and jujubes, and add rock sugar in sufficient quantity. Cook into porridge. Take in the morning and evening.
Indication: High blood pressure with yin deficiency and yang excess.
2. Sophora japonica seeds and buckwheat flowers, each 9g.
Preparation Method: Decoct and drink, 2–3 doses per day.
Indication: High blood pressure with hypotensive effects.
3. Processed He Shou Wu 30g, Uncaria rhynchophylla 20g.
Preparation Method: Decoct and drink.
Indication: High blood pressure and dizziness in the elderly.