Acupuncture Therapy for Hypertension (I) / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

Introduction<br>Essential hypertension is one of the leading causes of hypertension; responsible for more than 90% of such cases. Diet cure or drug treatment are usually prescribed for this disease. We drew notice to the antihypertensive effects of acupuncture.<br>Method<br>Subjects were healthy persons as well as patients complainig of simple essential hypertension. According to the WHO method, they were divided into three groups, e. g. normal, limitaneus, hypertensive. In situ needles were inserted in the antihypertensive points of both auricular sides for one week.<br>Effect<br>This treatment gave immediate results in 70% of the limitaneus and hypertensive groups. There was no observable effect for the balance. A number of these subjects were obese; a factor to be considered.<br>Evaluation<br>This method is very uncomplex and takes but minimal amount of time to treat patients.