Essential hypertension according to Chinese Medicine

In Chinese Medicine, essential hypertension is sometimes associated with Deficiency of both the Kidney Yin and Yang, a so-called "patterns of disharmony". Chinese Medicine sees the body as a system, not a sum of isolated parts. A "pattern" is when the system's harmony is disrupted. It is not equivalent to the Western concept of "disease" because both concepts arise from totally different ways of seeing the human body.

To understand whether someone's essential hypertension might be caused by the pattern Deficiency of both the Kidney Yin and Yang, one needs to look for signs and symptoms associated with the pattern beyond what one might typically experience from essential hypertension alone. Indeed if essential hypertension is caused by Deficiency of both the Kidney Yin and Yang, patients also experience symptoms such as menopausal symptoms, hypertension, irregular menstruation and hot flushes.

We've listed below a more detailed description of Deficiency of both the Kidney Yin and Yang so that you can have a better understanding of where essential hypertension might find its root according to Chinese Medicine.

Once identified, patterns are often treated using herbal formulas. Drinking herbal infusions is the most common remedy in Chinese Medicine, together with acupuncture. Here we detail below three formulas that can help treat Deficiency of both the Kidney Yin and Yang.

Deficiency of both the Kidney Yin and Yang, a "pattern of disharmony" associated with essential hypertension

The three herbal formulas that might help with essential hypertension