After getting hypertension, doctors usually recommend long-term use of antihypertensive drugs to control blood pressure. However, medication has its risks. Long-term passive reliance on drugs can only worsen the body and complications are inevitable. Besides medication to control blood pressure, non-pharmacological therapies in daily life can significantly decrease the dependence on antihypertensive drugs, helping you avoid the troubles of hypertension. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the organs correspond to specific areas on the body surface. Effective acupoints for treating hypertension include Fengchi acupoint for dispelling wind evil, Neiguan acupoint for regulating heart blood, Quchi acupoint for relieving fever and reducing blood pressure, and Tianzhu acupoint for clearing heat and opening orifices. Let’s now learn more about these acupoints together.
Quchi Acupoint
Channel: Hand Yangming Large Intestine Channel
Location: At the external transverse crease of the elbow, the head of the horizontal crease on the outer side of the elbow, close to the wrinkle on the thumb side.
Method: Bend the elbow at a right angle, use the thumb of the other hand to press, and use the remaining four fingers to hold the arm. Pressing the Quchi acupoint for treating hypertension can effectively reduce fever and lower blood pressure.
Tianzhu Acupoint
Channel: Foot Taiyang Bladder Channel
Location: At the back of the neck, in the hollow between the outer edges of the two large muscles.
Method: Lower the head, press the acupoint with both thumbs on the same side. This acupoint has the effects of regulating channels for expelling wind, clearing heat, opening orifices, calming the mind, and relieving pain for hypertensive patients.
Fengchi Acupoint
Channel: Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Channel
Location: In the hollow at the outer edges of the two major tendons of the neck, level with the ear lobe.
Method: Press Fengchi with both thumbs and use the remaining four fingers to support the head on both sides simultaneously. Acupressure on the Fengchi acupoint for treating hypertension can significantly improve blood and oxygen supply to the neck and brain areas.
Neiguan Acupoint
Channel: Hand Jueyin Pericardium Channel
Location: Three horizontal fingers up from the wrist joint, in the depression between two tendons
Method: Pinch the wrist with the index finger and thumb while adjusting breathing for better effect. Treating hypertension with the Neiguan acupoint can manage various cardiovascular diseases such as arrhythmia, angina, and hypertension.
Apart from the above massage therapies, dietary adjustments are essential. Here are some ingredients for lowering blood pressure that may help you:
Having a cup of bitter melon tea daily can help stabilize blood pressure values and has excellent heat-clearing and fire-reducing effects, making it a refreshing summer beverage. For middle-aged and elderly people, consuming bitter melon tea regularly can be beneficial for lowering blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood lipids.
Jujube is a common ingredient rich in vitamin C that effectively reduces blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood lipids when consumed regularly. Its nutritional value is high, especially suitable for patients with hyperlipidemia, and is ideal for the elderly, helping stabilize blood pressure.
Dried mulberries are rich in protein, various essential minerals, and fatty acids that help break down fats, lower blood lipids, and prevent arteriosclerosis.
Chinese yam is a nutritious and healthy food rich in essential nutrients, suitable for people of all ages. Regular consumption can help lower blood pressure by preventing lipid deposition in blood vessel walls, promoting blood vessel clearance, and reducing blood pressure.
Honeysuckle flower has remarkable therapeutic effects on various vascular inflammations such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. It can lower blood sugar and blood lipids, effectively assisting in the treatment of diabetes, fatty liver, coronary heart disease, obesity, high blood lipids, and various vascular inflammations.
The principle of lowering blood pressure with Rubus coreanus tea lies in its natural active ingredients that enhance the functions of the heart and blood vessels, reduce blood lipids, and improve the antioxidant capacity to lower blood pressure.
Evidence shows that the raw material for Uighur Rubus coreanus tea is wild Rubus coreanus from Xinjiang. Its effective ingredients act as a biological blood purifier, significantly improving the fragility and permeability of blood vessels, clearing free radicals in the blood, cleansing the blood from toxins accumulated due to long-term chemical medication, and the occurrence of crystalline fats and heavy metals on the blood vessel walls. It cleanses the blood, delays blood vessel aging, and visibly treats hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and common conditions in the elderly such as asthma, insomnia, chest tightness, and constipation. Experts have named it as the “green human blood cleanser and blood vessel softener.”
Hope this information helps you in your journey towards better health and managing hypertension without solely relying on medication.
