Pathogenesis and Treatment of Hypertension in Chinese Medicine Based on the Theory of Ying Qi and Wei Qi
LING Xianchun
ZHAO Yingkun
LI Yudou
LIU Bo
ZHANG Yuan
SUN Wenting
WANG Duocheng
KONG Lingqi
GUO Ning
CHANG Peifen
Abstract：Hypertension is a disease characterized by elevated arterial pressure(mean systolic blood pressure≥140 mmHg and/or mean diastolic blood pressure≥90 mmHg)and excludes secondary causing factors.Long-term poorly controlled hypertension can lead to a variety of complications,mainly damage to the target organs(heart,brain,kidneys,blood vessels etc.).Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)understands hypertension from typical symptoms such as"dizziness"or"headache"and the etiology of the disease.In the process of this disease,abnormalities heat,phlegm and deficiency of Qi(vital energy)are the core factors of TCM pathogenesis,including the physiological malfunctions of Wei Qi warming the tissues,Ying Qi secreting and generating fluid and blood,and San Jiao is responsible for the transmission and distribution of fluids.Su Wen,also known as the Inner Canon of Huangdi recorded that the vascular pathological changes often caused by hypertension(such as spasm,fibrosis,sclerosis etc.)is the result of Ying Qi and Wei Qi conflict.The current consensus of TCM is to first identify the symptoms caused of hypertension and categorize in accordance with criteria.The purpose of this article is to discuss the occurrence and development of hypertension based on the Ying Wei and San Jiao theory,and its correlation with the three major pathogenic factors of heat,phlegm and deficiency of Qi in a TCM perspective.
Keywords：Ying WeiSan JiaoMaizhangHypertensionHeatPhlegmDeficiency of QiDizziness
Publication Date：2025-08-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-28(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 1436-1438 )