The Application of Qufeng Therapy in the Treatment of Hypertension / 浙江中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

[Objective]To explore the Qufeng method in hypertension treatment, and guide the application of this method in clinical practice. [Methods] Published articles were searched to collect the study results and application experience in the etiology and pathogenesis, adaptive syndrome and prescription selection of Qufeng method, as well as the early application according to the characteristics of time in external wind caused hypertension.[Results]Wind -dryness along with cold or fire, Qi stagnation and blood stasis, internal wind caused by external wind were the main etiology and pathogenesis of wind caused hypertension. The adaptive syndrome of Qufeng therapy in such hypertension included exterior hampered by pathogenic wind, exterior tightened by pathogenic wind-cold, exterior attacked by wind-heat, stagnation and blood stasis caused by wind-cold, five sydromes caused by internal wind. Qufeng therapy should be applied in early stage according to the characteristics of time. [Conclusion]Qufeng therapy exhibits an important role in treating hypertension, and it should be paid attention to during the clinical practice.