Primary hypertension is a kind of cardiovascular disease seriously threatening people's health. For a long period of time, rich experience has been acquired in the prevention and treatment of primary hypertension in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). During the last 20 years, with the adoption of modern research, there has been a deeper understanding of primary hypertension and there appear more effective treatments for primary hypertension in TCM. This is actually a collection of distinctive TCM therapies, which may contribute to the prevention, treatment and control of primary hypertension.
There are three parts in his book, which, from the viewpoint of TCM, discusses primary hypertension in great detail in various aspects, including etiology, pathogenesis, syndrome differentiation, treatment and prescription, simple prescription and experiential prescription, Chinese paten medicine, as well as application method, fumigation and washing therapy, medicinal pillow, acupuncture and moxibustion, massage, dietotherapy and life-cultivation therapy. In addition, the book introduces some famous senior practitioners' unique understanding of primary hypertension, their personal experience and effective treatments, rich in content and useful in clinical practice.
