Prevent high blood pressure in winter! Wu Mingzhu: Drinking 3 kinds of chrysanthemum tea can protect your heart

The temperature drops suddenly and your blood pressure becomes unstable. Be careful not to develop cardiovascular diseases. Chinese medicine practitioners point out that high blood pressure is caused by the imbalance of yin and yang in the human body, which leads to the rise of liver fire. We should focus on overall adjustment to balance the qi, blood, yin and yang. In addition to developing a good habit of measuring blood pressure on a daily basis, it is recommended that you can also drink chrysanthemum tea and perform acupoint massage to help lower your blood pressure.

Chinese medicine practitioner Wu Mingzhu pointed out that most cases of high blood pressure are asymptomatic and are therefore often ignored, hence the name "invisible killer." A small number of hypertensive patients may experience headaches, dizziness, heaviness of the head, tinnitus, palpitations, stiff neck pain, shoulder pain, facial flushing, numbness of hands and feet, etc. In severe cases, they may even have nausea, vomiting, convulsions, lameness, and coma.

TCM Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Hypertension Caused by Diet

Basically, high blood pressure is a disease caused by diet. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the cause of hypertension is mostly due to the imbalance of yin and yang in the liver and kidneys. Once the liver yang is hyperactive, it may even cause stroke, sudden death and other regrets in severe cases. The most common TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment include the following:

1. Hyperactivity of liver yang: This is common in patients with early-stage hypertension. The main symptoms include tension and irritability. Due to the rising liver fire, they often feel dizzy and have dry mouth. Some people may have constipation problems. Treatment method: suppress yang, clear heat and reduce fire. Commonly used prescriptions are Longdan Xiegan Decoction and Zhengan Xifeng Decoction.

2. Yin deficiency and Yang hyperactivity: patients are often anxious, lack of sleep or poor sleep quality, thus damaging liver yin and kidney yin. Treatment method: Mainly nourishing Yin. Commonly used prescriptions include Tianma Gou Teng Yin and Qiju Dihuang Wan.

3. Phlegm-dampness obstruction: common spleen and stomach dysfunction, poor transportation and transformation ability, which will form phlegm-dampness and phlegm turbidity over time, such as people who like to eat cold food, often constipated, and lack of exercise for a long time. Treatment method: Mainly focus on strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness. The commonly used prescription is Wen Dan Tang, and you can also take Si Shen Tang to strengthen the spleen and stomach.

4. Blood stasis: It is common to eat too much greasy food, have high blood fat and poor metabolism, which will cause meridian obstruction. Causes blood stasis and meridian obstruction.

Control blood pressure by taking both Chinese and Western medicine and pay attention to medication safety

Chinese medicine practitioner Wu Mingzhu emphasized that the most important thing to prevent cardiovascular disease is to "control blood pressure." Once diagnosed with high blood pressure, it is recommended to first adjust lifestyle by losing weight, improving diet, and exercising regularly. If blood pressure still cannot be controlled within the target value, medication will be added.

However, the public is reminded that patients who are already taking antihypertensive drugs must remember that there will be interactions when taking Chinese and Western medicines together. Therefore, Chinese herbal teas must not be taken with Western medicines, and the two must be taken at least 1.5 hours apart to be safe.

Traditional Chinese medicine recommends 3 heart-protecting chrysanthemum teas for lowering blood pressure

Blood pressure lowering tea 1 / Anti-dizziness and stress relief tea

• Ingredients: 5 qian of Gastrodia elata, 3 qian of Uncaria rhynchophylla, 5 qian of Cassia seed, 3 qian of Lycium barbarum, and 3 qian of Chrysanthemum.

• Method: Put the Chinese medicinal materials into about 600c.c. of 100-degree boiling water and simmer for about 10 minutes until the medicinal effect is released.

• Efficacy: It can relieve and lower blood pressure for dizziness and vertigo caused by high blood pressure, or high blood pressure caused by stress and tension.

Blood pressure lowering tea 2/wolfberry, cassia, chrysanthemum and sophora tea

• Ingredients: 10 grams of wolfberry, 10 grams of cassia seed, 3 grams of chrysanthemum, and 6 grams of locust flower.

• Method: Brew with boiling water instead of tea. Take 1 dose per day.

• Efficacy: Nourishes the liver and kidneys, calms the liver and lowers blood pressure.

Blood pressure lowering tea 3/Hawthorn chrysanthemum tea

• Ingredients: 12 grams of hawthorn and 9 grams of chrysanthemum.

• Method: Pour in 600cc of hot water and drink after it cools down.

• Reminder: This drink is not suitable for people with excessive gastric acid secretion or ulcers.

【Tip from Traditional Chinese Medicine】:

According to the TCM theory of "calming the liver and calming the wind", massaging the Taiyang, Baihui, Fengchi and other acupuncture points on the human body can not only adjust the contraction and relaxation of microvessels and relieve arteriolar spasms, but also dredge qi and blood, harmonize yin and yang, and has obvious benefits in preventing hypertension.