Experience of Applying Tongluo Medicine Pair in the Treatment of Hypertension
In traditional Chinese medicine,hypertension can be classified as"vertigo","headache","wind ver-tigo","pulse swelling"and other diseases.Treatment should be combined with organ differentiation and collateral differentiation,and flexible differentiation and treatment should be used.The principle is to use simple and effective medicines to achieve the desired effect.For example,bupleurum,scutellaria,and cinnamon twigs can soothe the liver,regulate Qi and dredge the collaterals;chuanxiong and angelica can warm the collaterals;Gastrodia elata and Un-caria rhynchophylla can clear away heat and calm wind,regulate the liver and dredge the collaterals;Trigonosciadium japonicum and Curcuma zedoaria can break blood and dredge the collaterals,and even worse,leeches and earthworms can be used to search and dredge the collaterals;astragalus and angelica can replenish deficiency and dredge the col-laterals;pinellia,poria,and tangerine peel can strengthen the spleen,resolve phlegm and dredge the collaterals.This paper provides a theoretical basis for the treatment of hypertension from the theory of collateral diseases,in order to guide diagnosis and medication.