Main prescription for lowering diastolic blood pressure on April 26, 1979

Main prescription for lowering diastolic blood pressure on April 26, 1979

Mr. Wang from the Organization Department of Factory 504 has suffered from hypertension for many years, with his diastolic pressure consistently remaining high. I prescribed Zhibai Dihuang Tang combined with Qiju Jia’er Tang and further added Zengye Tang with raw gypsum. After more than ten doses, his blood pressure dropped to 120/80 mmHg. In my view, the key to lowering diastolic pressure lies in adding raw gypsum to Zengye Tang. Nourishing yin through Zengye Tang may be most closely related to diastolic pressure, while calming the liver and suppressing wind may be more relevant to systolic pressure.

Prescription: Rehmannia glutinosa 10g, Cornus officinalis 6g, Chinese yam 10g, Moutan cortex 6g, Poria cocos 10g, Curculigo orchioides 6g, Epimedium 6g, Alisma orientalis 10g, Anemarrhena asphodeloides 6g, Phellodendron amurense 6g, Lycium barbarum 6g, Chrysanthemum morifolium 10g, Morinda officinalis 6g, Angelica sinensis 6g, Achyranthes bidentata 30g, raw dragon bone and raw oyster shell 15g, raw white peony 15g, raw ochre 10g, Ophiopogon japonicus 6g, Scrophularia ningpoensis 10g, raw gypsum 10g.