TCM Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) Treatment Theory

There are two types of hypertension from a western medicine perspective. Primary hypertension has no known cause. It typically arises in middle age and has associated risk factors such as obesity, high cholesterol/salt/alcohol intake, smoking, diabetes, etc. Secondary hypertension is associated with a known cause which may be pregnancy, kidney disease, blood vessel abnormalities, endocrine disorders, etc. In TCM hypertension is not an identified pathology per se but is effectively treated. Patients with hypertension will likely have a diagnosis involving LV wind with LV a/or KD involvement. As the liver control the blood in TCM, circulation issues generally arise from a disharmony of the Liver.