ABSTRACT
Objective To probe the regulation of TCM treatment for essential hypertension by analyzing the frequency of herbs usd in the literature of hypertension TCM treatment included in CNKI from 1979 to 2009 with a view to provide a reference for the clinical treatment and research.Methods The herbs meeting the inclusion criteria in the selected literature was recorded by using Excel table,and analyzed by using SPSS13.0 statistical software.Results Of the 301 herb medicine,the tonics,heat-clearing,calming liver wind,promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis,removing dampness and promoting diuresis,diaphoretics totally accounted for 79.16%.The attributive channel of these herbs involved in 12 viscera,in which liver meridian,kidney meridian,spleen meridian,heart meridian accounted for 66.97%.All herbs involved in 7 kinds of herbal flavors,and total appearance frequency of the 7 flavors was 12584,in which sweetish,bitterness,pungent herbs accounted for 82.99%.Conclusion Efficacy,property flavors and attributive channel of herb medicine used for essential hypertension are closely related to the pathogen and pathogenesis.These herbal medication regularity provides a reference for the current syndrome differentiation and treatment of essential hypertension.